Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Melbourne, FL

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WWUS82 KMLB 250939
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
539 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2008

FLZ041-044>046-053-144-252145-
/O.EXT.KMLB.FW.W.0019.080325T1500Z-080326T0000Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
539 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

DRY AIR WILL TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA...DESPITE THE FACT THAT SURFACE AND TRANSPORT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER TO THE NORTHEAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL FALL BELOW 35% BEFORE NOON TODAY AND REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL 
THRESHOLDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OR A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

$$


BRAGAW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1036 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...
MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUD DECK CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA WILL PUSH
OFF TO TO THE EAST AND ALLOW FOR SOME MORE SUNSHINE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STRENGTHENING OVER THE REGION WITH
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS SHOWING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALREADY
REACHING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL CREATE BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CWA. WILL REMOVE
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREAS AS DRIER AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK IN FROM THE NORTH AND LIFT WILL BE LIMITED WITH
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

&&

.AVIATION...
MOST MVFR/IFR STRATUS THAT FORMED LAST NIGHT HAS ALREADY SCATTERED
OUT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SOME MID/HIGH LEVEL
CEILINGS. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

&&

.MARINE...
LATEST BUOY OBS SHOWING WINDS HAVE REACHED SCA CRITERIA THIS
MORNING. SCA CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL
WATERS AREA AS WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRIER AIR QUICKLY WORKING ITS WAY INTO NORTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA
THIS MORNING. DEWPOINTS OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST HAVE ALREADY
CRASHED TO THE MID 30S. RED FLAG WARNING STILL EXISTS FOR VOLUSIA
AND NORTHEASTERN INTERIOR COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS
AFTERNOON OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-
     INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-
     SOUTHERN LAKE.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     EVENING FOR INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-
     SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
     FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO
     SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
     FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM
     FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO
     60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO
     SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

WEITLICH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2008

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-242130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
1048 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE QUITE COLD FOR LATE MARCH...WITH
READINGS IN THE UPPER 30S EXPECTED IN NORTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS
AND LOWER TO MID 40S ELSEWHERE. NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S IN THE NORTHWEST
AND MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE SOUTH.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONGER THAN NORMAL SOUTHWARD
FLOWING LONGSHORE CURRENT ALONG THE BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
CURRENT CAN PULL UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE STANDING ON THE SAND BAR INTO
DEEPER WATER. CHECK WITH THE BEACH PATROL ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS BEFORE
ENTERING THE SURF.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT SO VENTURING INTO THE
OPEN ATLANTIC WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRY AIR BEING SWEPT INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BY GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL POSE A CONTROL PROBLEM FOR ANY EXISTING OR NEW WILDFIRES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STAY STRONG ON TUESDAY WITH DRY AIR REMAINING
IN PLACE OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO POSE A PROBLEM FOR NEW OR EXISTING WILDFIRES.

A LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS LATE TUESDAY...KEEPING SEAS NEAR OR ABOVE ADVISORY
LEVELS FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

LASCODY/BRAGAW/WEITLICH