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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 19, 20224 counties in Florida

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-04-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 668 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 2:36 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia6 days
Apr 19, 8:44 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMLBOrange, Osceola, Seminole11 hr

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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.