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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 19, 2004

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special marine warning at Jan 19, 2004, 1:15 PM EST. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2004, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 2004, 2:15 PM EST
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jan 19, 10:00 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 10:00 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 5:30 AM EST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
530 AM EST MON JAN 19 2004

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
192200-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-
INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-
530 AM EST MON JAN 19 2004

.DAY ONE...TODAY:

MOISTURE INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT HAS RESULTED
IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE
FOG LIFTS AND DISSIPATES AFTER 9 AM. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION.

A PERIOD OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. AN ISOLATED RUMBLE OF
THUNDER MAY ACCOMPANY THIS ACTIVITY...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE CAPE.

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BEHIND THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 12:45 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1245 PM EST MON JAN 19 2004

FLZ047-053-147-191845-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
1245 PM EST MON JAN 19 2004

...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER
NORTHWEST OSCEOLA COUNTY...

AT 1240 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN 10
MILES WEST OF HOLOPAW...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  AT ITS CURRENT
MOTION...THE STORM WILL PASS OVER MERRITT ISLAND BETWEEN COCOA BEACH
AND PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE BY 130 PM.

IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

BRAGAW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 1:15 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Jan 19, 1:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard22 min
Jan 19, 2:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Jan 19, 3:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River36 min
Jan 19, 3:25 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Jan 19, 3:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBIndian River, Osceola39 min
Jan 19, 3:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard31 min
Jan 19, 5:31 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB59 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Florida, 2004Every special marine warning in 2004

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.