Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this red flag warning at Jan 7, 2009, 1:46 PM EST for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 8, 2009, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. 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 7, 2009, 1:46 PM EST (18:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2009, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KMLB 071846 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 146 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...A DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THURSDAY... FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-081000- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0001.090108T1700Z-090108T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0001.090108T1700Z-090108T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 146 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE LEFT IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR UP TO 5 HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ FLZ047-054-058-059-064-147-081000- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0001.090108T1700Z-090108T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD- 146 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KMLB 080831 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 331 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...A DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY... FLZ047-054-058-059-064-147-082300- /O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0001.090108T1700Z-090108T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMLB.FW.W.0001.090108T1600Z-090108T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD- 331 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIR MASS AND WESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE. MINIMUM RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 28 AND 34 PERCENT DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$ FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-082300- /O.EXT.KMLB.FW.W.0001.090108T1600Z-090108T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE- 331 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY DRY AIR MASS AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE. MINIMUM RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$
000 WWUS82 KMLB 081849 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 149 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009 FLZ041-044>046-053-144-091000- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.A.0002.090109T1700Z-090109T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T2300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA- SOUTHERN LAKE- 149 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INTERIOR CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ047-054-058-059-064-141-147-082300- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD- 149 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Jan 7, 9:03 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 9:03 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
903 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
.DISCUSSION...
...WINDY WITH BRIEF RAIN AND A FEW STORMS POSSIBLE...
...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING INTO TONIGHT...
A WELL DEVELOPED PRE-FRONTAL LINE OF SHOWERS CONTINUES TO PUSH
RAPIDLY EAST TOWARD CENTRAL FL. LATEST SOUNDING DATA AND XMR
PROFILER NETWORK @ XMR INDICATES 35 TO 40 KT WINDS FROM THE BL TO 2K
FT WITH AVAILABLE MOISTURE BELOW H825 JUST OVER AN INCH PWAT. EARLY
CLOUD COVER RMAINS SUBSTANTIAL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...ESP NORTH
AND CENTRAL DUE TO LOW STRATUS. DELAYED HEATING WILL GREATLY REDUCE
INSTABILITY POTENTIAL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS FROM
OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTHWARD. FEEL BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE OVER
THE TREASURE COAST TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE WHERE BETTER HEATING DURATION
WILL EXIST AS WELL AS AFTERNOON TIMING OF PASSING CONVECTIVE
LINE.
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OVER OPEN BODIES OF WATER AS WELL
AS POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF HTE FORECAST
AREA. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AREA WIDE WILL LIKELY BE DURING PASSAGE OF
SHOWER LINE WHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNWARD
MOMENTUM TRANSPORT AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE
FOUR CORRIDOR.
WILL UPDATE FORECAST WITH LATEST THOUGHTS...LEAVING ISOLD STROM
MENTION FROM OSCEOLA/SUTH BREVARD SOUTHWARD
&&
.AVIATION...
GRADUAL LIFTING OF STRATUS CIGS THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS. SLY WINDS 15-20KTS WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 35 KTS IN
SHOWER BAND. TSRA POSSIBLE MAINLY FM ISM-COF SWD. WINDS WILL VEER TO
THE WEST AS FRONT PASSES WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 25-30KTS. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY 23Z TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE
AREA WITH SKIES CLEARING.
&&
.MARINE...
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES
THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. S/SW
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS FRONT NEARS...UP TO 20-25KTS ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS WITH SEAS REACHING UP TO 7 FT WELL OFFSHORE. HAVE
INCLUDED NEARSHORE WATERS IN THE SCA THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE
STRONGER WINDS. AS FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND VEER
TO THE WEST BEFORE EVENTUALLY DECREASING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST
AROUND 10-15 KTS LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST.
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN
RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN
LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN
BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL
VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN
BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN
BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
INLET OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY
LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY FOR 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.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...PENDERGRAST
LONG TERM....GLITTOHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 9:41 AM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 941 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-072200- 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- 941 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A PRE FRONTAL BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. UNRESTRICTED SURFACE HEATING ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED DOWNBURSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM SAINT CLOUD EAST TO SOUTH BREVARD COUNTY AND SOUTH TO FORT PIERCE...STUART AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE ...HIGH WIND IMPACT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PASSAGE OF SHOWERS...WHERE BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE MARINE WATERS FROM WEST TO EAST. GRADIENT WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH BRIEF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE OF PRECIPITATION. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS INTO TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BUILD SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND AN EXITING COLD TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND AN INCREASED FIRE WEATHER THREAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. PENDERGRAST
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 10:32 AM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1032 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 FLZ041-044>046-141-144-147-071630- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1032 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY...LAKE COUNTY...ORANGE COUNTY...SEMINOLE COUNTY...VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 1032 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS FROM BARBERVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING SOUTH AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SHOWERS INCLUDE DAYTONA BEACH SANFORD...CLERMONT AND EVENTUALLY METRO ORLANDO. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE 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 THE SHOWERS PASS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. JP
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 11:27 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1127 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 FLZ041-045-046-053-141-147-071730- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE- 1127 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...ORANGE COUNTY...NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...SEMINOLE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 1127 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS FROM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILBUR BY THE SEA TO 9 MILES WEST OF ANIMAL KINGDOM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SHOWERS INCLUDE ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD AND TITUSVILLE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE 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 THE SHOWERS PASS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. JP
Local storm report, Jan 7, 11:38 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1138 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1132 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SANFORD 28.79N 81.28W
01/07/2009 M49 MPH SEMINOLE FL ASOS
SANFORD AIRPORT ASOS OBSERVATION PEAK WIND 27043/1632
&&
FXDLocal storm report, Jan 7, 11:53 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1153 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 AM TSTM WND GST ORLANDO 28.50N 81.37W
01/07/2009 M40 MPH ORANGE FL ASOS
ASOS ORLANDO EXECUTIVE ARPT. KORL PEAK WIND 27035/1645
&&
FXDLocal storm report, Jan 7, 12:12 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1212 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1202 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL A 28.43N 81.32W
01/07/2009 M40 MPH ORANGE FL ASOS
ASOS OBSERVATION ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL ARPT. PEAK WIND
29035/1702
&&
FXDSpecial weather statement, Jan 7, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1235 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 FLZ047-053-147-071830- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 1235 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING BREVARD COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 1235 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE KISSIMMEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SHOWERS INCLUDE HARMONY...TITUSVILLE...COCOA...AND EVENTUALLY VIERA. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. JP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:08 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:26 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 13 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:17 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 103 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.