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Small Craft Advisory 95, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 2, 2010

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 2, 2010, 4:22 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2010, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2010, 10:00 PM EST
In force
6 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 Jan 2, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 9:41 AM EST, 6 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
941 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-022200-
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 SAT JAN 2 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
AFTER A VERY COOL AFTERNOON TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OFF
RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S
TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FROM AROUND THE INTERSTATE FOUR CORRIDOR
NORTHWARD...WITH SOME MID 20S POSSIBLE IS NORMALLY COLDER SHELTERED
LOCATIONS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ARE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE FOUR...WITH SOME UPPER 20S IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS.

A FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE...VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...
AND ORANGE COUNTIES FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING. A FREEZE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
EXPECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER
...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
WEATHER AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS. FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO PLAN ON ENTERING THE CHILLY SURF
TODAY...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE SEAS UP TO
AROUND 9 FEET TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON NEAR SHORE AND TONIGHT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE COAST.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A MODERATE FIRE WEATHER DANGER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A
CONTINUED CONCERN FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR AND BELOW FREEZING...
AND FROST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. PERSONS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO BE POSTED DURING
THIS COLD WEATHER EPISODE.

HOUSE AND APARTMENT FIRES POSE A REAL DANGER IN FLORIDA DURING
COLD AIR OUTBREAKS. KEEP FLAMMABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS DRAPERIES...
CLOTHING OR NEWSPAPERS AWAY FROM PORTABLE HEATERS. MAKE SURE THAT
SMOKE DETECTORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.

THE AIR MASS WILL ALSO BE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN
INCREASED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN FROM SUNDAY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.

MODERATE TO BRISK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED INTO NEXT
WEEK. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SEAS TO
BUILD FURTHER MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WELL
OFFSHORE.

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

CRISTALDI/SEDLOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 7:04 PM ESTFreeze WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia19 hr
Jan 2, 3:55 AM ESTFreeze WarningMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia29 hr
Jan 2, 10:03 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB6 hr
Jan 2, 2:09 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia39 hr
Jan 2, 2:09 PM ESTRed Flag WarningMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia23 hr
Jan 2, 2:30 PM ESTFreeze WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia24 hr
Jan 2, 2:31 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia18 hr
Jan 2, 4:22 PM ESTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMLB18 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.