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Small Craft Advisory 111, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 23, 2010

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2010, 3:51 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2010, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2010, 3:51 PM EST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2010, 4:00 AM EST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 23, 2:13 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:13 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 4:25 AM EST, 11 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
425 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-232200-
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-
425 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK
TODAY. CHECK WITH BEACH PATROLS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE COOL
SURF TODAY AND ONLY SWIM WHERE A LIFEGUARD IS PRESENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND LINGERING MOISTURE WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS BACK INTO THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND CAPE CANAVERAL SOUTHWARD.

BOATING CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 30S
ARE POSSIBLE TOWARDS DAWN THURSDAY MORNING FROM SOUTH BREVARD COUNTY
NORTHWARD. SOME LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH
OF I-4 THURSDAY MORNING AND ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR
FRIDAY MORNING.

THERE WILL BE HEIGHTENED FIRE SENSITIVITY BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
FOR LONG DURATION LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO BE GUSTY ON THURSDAY.

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

GLITTO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 8:15 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Feb 23, 3:50 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia25 hr

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.