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Gale Watch 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

December 11, 2010

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale watch at Dec 11, 2010, 3:32 PM EST. It took effect at Dec 12, 2010, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2010, 3:32 PM EST (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2010, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 12, 2010, 4:36 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Dec 11, 3:25 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:25 PM EST, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 9:35 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
935 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-112200-
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-
935 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST
TODAY...RESULTING IN A MODERATE RIP CURRENT THREAT AT AREA
BEACHES. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST BETWEEN 2:30 PM THIS AFTERNOON
AND 9:00 PM THIS EVENING DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS. NEVER SWIM ALONE
AND ALWAYS WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL GENERATE SEAS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET
OVER THE GULF STREAM THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION FOR SEAS UP TO 6 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY.
THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH INCREASING
WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL PUSH MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST
OF THE AREA MONDAY MORNING WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BOTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS OVER THE MAINLAND SOUTH TO LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A HARD FREEZE WITH TEMPERATURES
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR GREATER NORTH OF THE METRO
ORLANDO MONDAY NIGHT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DANGERS WILL EXIST
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT WILL PERSIST LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

BRAGAW/GLITTO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 2:45 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola6 hr
Dec 11, 3:32 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB4 days
Dec 11, 4:10 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia22 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.