Alert archive / Florida / Small Craft Advisory for Windses in 2008
Small Craft Advisory for Winds 7, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory for winds at Aug 14, 2008, 10:03 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2008, 10:03 AM EDT (14:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory for winds 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 small craft advisory for winds went out at Aug 14, 9:55 AM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 9:55 AM EDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 9:05 AM EDT, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 905 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-142115- 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- 905 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...STRONG LATE MORNING STORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD NORTH OF LAKE KISSIMMEE AND MELBOURNE... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS PUSHING INTO THE FLORIDA NATURE COAST AT MID MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AT 25 TO 30 MPH. STRONG LOW TO MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL SUPPORT THIS ACTIVITY PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH AS THIS BAND OF STORMS TRACKS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT LAKE KISSIMMEE TO MELBOURNE. OTHER THREATS INCLUDE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL PUSH STORMS OFFSHORE AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE EAST COAST...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TREASURE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF MOSQUITO LAGOON...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THIS REGION UNTIL 4 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR NEAR NORMAL STORM CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS FORECAST BY MODEL GUIDANCE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY THE WEEKEND. WHILE IT IS MUCH TOO EARLY TO SAY FOR CERTAIN WHERE THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK OR JUST HOW STRONG IT MIGHT BECOME...IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND COULD MAKE A CLOSE ENOUGH APPROACH TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CAUSE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AND YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE...CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND ACTIVATE SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORKS SHOULD ANY WARNINGS BE ISSUED TODAY. WEITLICH/CRISTALDI
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 9:35 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 935 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-141500- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 935 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND NORTHWEST OSCEOLA COUNTIES... AT 935 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE VILLAGES TO 36 MILES WEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MOST COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THIS LINE OF STORMS PASSES THROUGH. CRISTALDI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Aug 13, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 63 min | |
| Aug 14, 9:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 10:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 115 min | |
| Aug 14, 11:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 119 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.