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Small Craft Advisory 116, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 5, 2010

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 5, 2010, 3:22 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2010, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2010, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2010, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 7, 2010, 7:00 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 Mar 5, 10:00 AM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 10:00 AM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 5:20 AM EST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
520 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-052230-
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-
520 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST
TODAY AND ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 1100 AM THIS MORNING AND 530 PM
THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE. ALWAYS CHECK WITH LOCAL
AUTHORITIES FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE
OPEN OCEAN.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT
SEAS OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS...WITH OCCASIONAL HEIGHTS
UP TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION IF VENTURING BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR INTO THE EAST
CENTRAL PENINSULA TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ENHANCE
THE WILD FIRE THREAT THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
OVER THE INTERIOR AND ALONG THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST. ENHANCES
FIRE WEATHER SENSITIVITY WILL BE CONTINUE ON SATURDAY FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 3:33 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia11 hr
Mar 5, 2:21 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia23 hr
Mar 5, 2:21 PM ESTRed Flag WarningMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia28 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.