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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

May 2, 20266 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2026, 1:08 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 2, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2026, 1:08 AM EDT (05:08 UTC)
In effect from: May 2, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 2, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Brevard County, FL, Lake County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1363 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

839 
WWUS72 KMLB 020508
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
108 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-247-347-447-547-647-747-022200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.260502T1400Z-260502T2200Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Coastal
Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-Mainland Northern
Brevard-Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
Including the cities of Deltona, Maitland, Port Saint John, Palm
Bay west of I 95, Cocoa, Eustis, New Smyrna Beach, Rockledge,
Winter Park, Debary, Leesburg, Mount Dora, Deland, Union Park,
Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Groveland, Apopka, Daytona Beach,
Melbourne, Celebration, Altamonte Springs, Kissimmee, Saint
Cloud, Cocoa Beach, Casselberry, Viera West, Satellite Beach,
Canaveral Groves, Orlando, Titusville, Sanford, Melbourne Beach,
Playalinda Beach, Winter Springs, Mascotte, Oviedo, Ormond Beach,
Mims, Tavares, and Clermont
108 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest to West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Volusia, Lake, Seminole, Orange, Osceola and Brevard 
  counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small 
  tree limbs could be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Kelly

1 follow-up statement

886 
WWUS72 KMLB 022159
NPWMLB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
559 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-247-347-447-547-647-747-022300-
/O.EXP.KMLB.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260502T2200Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Coastal
Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-Mainland Northern
Brevard-Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
Including the cities of Kissimmee, Maitland, Cocoa, Deltona,
Altamonte Springs, New Smyrna Beach, Rockledge, Cocoa Beach,
Orlando, Ormond Beach, Apopka, Casselberry, Mount Dora, Clermont,
Tavares, Playalinda Beach, Port Saint John, Deland, Viera West,
Satellite Beach, Melbourne, Winter Springs, Debary, Leesburg,
Oviedo, Mims, Saint Cloud, Mascotte, Eustis, Melbourne Beach,
Palm Bay west of I 95, Union Park, Sanford, Daytona Beach,
Groveland, Titusville, Winter Park, Celebration, Merritt Island
Wildlife Refuge, and Canaveral Groves
559 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

$$

Heil

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 1:25 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	MLB	Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie	17 hr
May 2, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	43 min
May 2, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Seminole	30 min
May 2, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Volusia	50 min
May 2, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
May 2, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Seminole, Volusia	34 min
May 2, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Seminole	31 min
May 2, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Seminole, Volusia	40 min
May 2, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		68 min
May 2, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Volusia	34 min
May 2, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Volusia	27 min
May 2, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	37 min
May 2, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole	32 min
May 2, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard	29 min
May 2, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	29 min
May 2, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Seminole	32 min
May 2, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		90 min
May 2, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Polk	43 min
May 2, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	47 min
May 2, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		86 min
May 2, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	37 min

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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.