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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2022, 8:47 AM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 19, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022, 8:47 AM EDT (12:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 95 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 668 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
430 WWUS72 KMLB 191247 NPWMLB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 847 AM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 FLZ154-159-164-347-447-647-747-200000- /O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0007.220419T1500Z-220420T0000Z/ Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin- Mainland Northern Brevard-Northern Brevard Barrier Islands- Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- Including the cities of Sebastian, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Port Saint Lucie, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Stuart, Titusville, Port Saint John, Mims, Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Playalinda Beach, Cocoa, Rockledge, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, and Melbourne Beach 847 AM EDT Tue Apr 19 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North to north-northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph expected, especially along the barrier islands. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2:36 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia | 6 days |
| Apr 19, 8:44 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 11 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.