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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this high surf advisory at Mar 21, 2009, 4:07 AM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2009, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Mar 20, 10:03 PM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 10:03 PM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 6:13 AM EDT, 21 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 613 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-202215- 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- 613 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A LONG PERIOD FIVE TO SEVEN FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY AND WILL CREATE A HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10:00 AM THIS MORNING AND AFTER 4:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A RIP CURRENT IS A NARROW CHANNEL OF WATER FLOWING RAPIDLY OUTWARD FROM THE SURF ZONE WHICH CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS INTO DEEP WATER. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST UNTIL THE PULL OF THE CURRENT SUBSIDES...THEN RETURN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE AGAINST THE CURRENT SINCE THIS IS WHAT CAUSES MOST RIP CURRENT DROWNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY...SWIM ONLY AT BEACHES WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PRESENT AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A FIVE TO SEVEN FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS INTO TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS AND NEAR INLETS WHERE THE INCOMING SWELLS CAN MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES BEGINNING AFTER 8:00 PM THIS EVENING. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DESPITE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. FURTHERMORE...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. THIS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND AND WILL MAINTAIN STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LONG FETCH OF NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AS SEAS TO BUILD UP TO 10 FEET OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND UP TO 12 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY SURF IS ALSO EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. BRAGAW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:48 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Volusia | 16 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 43 min | |
| Mar 21, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 23 min | |
| Mar 21, 2:33 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MLB | Lake | 4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.