Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Melbourne, FL

614 
WWUS52 KMLB 141857
SVSMLB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
257 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FLC061-093-111-141905-
/O.CAN.KMLB.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110514T1915Z/
OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-INDIAN RIVER-
257 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR INDIAN RIVER...NORTHERN ST.
LUCIE AND NORTHEASTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. STRONG 
WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL...AN ISOLATE WATERSPOUT AND EXCESSIVE 
LIGHTING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND A 
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM.

LAT...LON 2749 8033 2748 8033 2734 8079 2766 8087
      2782 8088 2782 8052 2785 8048 2771 8040
      2772 8039 2781 8045 2786 8046 2786 8044
      2768 8035 2769 8035 2762 8034 2754 8030
      2749 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 242DEG 27KT 2773 8040

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1005 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.DISCUSSION...

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

WATER VAPOR SHOWS THAT THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN
INFLUENCING THE WEATHER ACROSS THE PENINSULA OVER THE PAST WEEK HAS
MOVED EAST AND THE AREA IS NOW UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROF DIGGING
ACROSS THE MID WEST AND GULF. SEVERAL SHORTWAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND
THE BASE OF THIS TROF...WITH A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH
ONE OF THESE SHORTWAVES CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
PANHANDLE. A SQUALL LINE HAS DEVELOPED OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN FRONT
CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO THE TALLAHASSEE AREA.

THANKS TO THE TROF...TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED SEVERAL DEGREES ALOFT
FROM -9C LAST EVENING TO -11C ON THE MORNING SOUNDING AT KXMR.
UPSTREAM SOUNDINGS AT TALLAHASSEE AND TAMPA SHOW 500MB TEMPS ALREADY
DOWN TO -12C...SO WE WILL LIKELY SEE A LITTLE MORE COOLING ALOFT IN
OUR AREA AS WELL.

THE QUESTION OF THE DAY IS STILL THE FATE OF THE EAST COAST
SEABREEZE...WHICH WILL HELP DETERMINE THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND
SEVERITY OF AFTERNOON/EVENING STORMS. THE GFS KEEPS THE SW FLOW AT
10-15KTS AND PREVENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEA BREEZE AT
ALL...WHILE THE LOCAL NAM-WRF AND NAM12 BOTH SHOW THE SEA BREEZE
DEVELOPING AND PUSHING INLAND A LITTLE SOUTH OF THE CAPE. AS THE
CURRENT 915MHZ PROFILER WINDS ARE A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN THE
GFS...WILL LEAN TOWARDS SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT AND WILL RAISE POPS
TO 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA.

THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED AND WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE PENINSULA BY AFTERNOON PROVIDING THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
STORMS. IF THE GULF/PANHANDLE SQUALL LINE HOLDS TOGETHER IT WILL
ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE PENINSULA IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW
STRONG/SEVERE STORMS LIKELY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...COIN SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

&&

.AVIATION...
ANY LINGERING 5-6SM HAZE WILL BURN OFF BY 15Z WITH MID-HIGHS CLOUDS
ACROSS THE AREA. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE SUN RISES WITH SPEEDS
10-12 KTS AND OCNL HIGHER GUSTS OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION. ISOLD TSTMS
DEVELOPING ON WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
AFTER 16Z...WITH COVERAGE INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG/SEVERE WITH FREQUENT
LIGHTNING...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. AIRPORT WEATHER WARNINGS FOR
MCO/DAB FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS/SMALL HAIL MAY BE NECESSARY.
SHRA/TSTMS ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND PUSH OUT INTO THE ATLC
AFTER 02Z.

&&

.MARINE...
SEAS CONTINUE TO RUN 3-4FT AT BUOY 41009 WELL BELOW ANY MODEL
GUIDANCE...AND ONLY AROUND 5FT AT BUOY 41010...WHICH SUGGESTS THAT
SEAS CLOSER IN WILL REMAIN 3-5FT THROUGH THE DAY. A NORTHEAST SWELL
CONTINUES WITH 11-12 SECOND SWELL PERIODS. S/SW WINDS WILL MAINTAIN
PRESENT 10-15 KT SPEEDS WITH WAVE WATCH FORECASTING 15/15-20 KT
SPEEDS THIS EVENING OFFSHORE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS.
COULD SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE NEARSHORE
SOUTH OF THE CAPE WITH WINDS BACKING TO S-SE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN MODERATE AT AREA BEACHES WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE FULL MOON.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR OFFSHORE MOVING...AND QUITE
STRONG...STORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THOSE WITH BOATING PLANS ON
THE ATLANTIC AND ON INLAND LAKES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO GET TO SAFE
PORT QUICKLY BEFORE STORMS APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
WINDS & SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER SURROUNDING LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING
CONVECTION.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

MOSES

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1142 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-150345-
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-
1142 AM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...

EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND UNUSUALLY
COLD AND DRY AIR HIGH IN THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE WARM...MOIST AIR AT
THE SURFACE MEANS CONDITIONS ARE MORE FAVORABLE FOR LIGHTNING STORMS
...LARGE HAIL...POSSIBLY UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE IN
ISOLATED AREAS AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PINNED
CLOSED TO THE COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON WHILE THE WEST COAST SEA
BREEZE MOVES EASTWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA. A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG THE
TREASURE COAST WHERE THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE BREEZE INTERSECTS THE SEA
BREEZE NEAR THE COAST. OTHERWISE STORMS SHOULD MOVE IN FROM THE
WEST AND EFFECT LAKE...WESTERN ORANGE...OSCEOLA...WESTERN VOLUSIA
AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES BY MID AFTERNOON. AS THESE STORMS MOVE
FURTHER EAST THEY WILL INTERACT WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE
INCREASING THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES
BY LATE AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE AT THE BEACHES AND BOATING IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT TO THE FAST APPROACH OF LIGHTNING STORMS FROM THE
WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO
EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...ALONG WITH COIN
SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR...WITH SOME LOW LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS
EXPERIENCING BRIEF MINOR FLOODING. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD
THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. HEAD INDOORS AT THE FIRST
SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A BUILDING LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELL WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT
RISK TO MODERATE AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK CONDITIONS WITH
LOCAL BEACH PATROLS AND ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
LIGHTNING STORMS OVER THE MARINE AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING.

INLAND LAKES ARE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE EFFECTS OF STRONG STORMS AND
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY DEVELOP OVER LAKES WITH
GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
HARBOR WELL BEFORE A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA.

.WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WATERSPOUTS LATE TODAY AND EARLY EVENING.

.FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING LIGHTNING STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
IGNITING NEW WILDFIRES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE MODERATE RIP CURRENT DANGER WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY DUE TO
LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELLS. WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS ARE FORECAST
THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES...WITH STORMS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST COAST. A
FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED.

HAGEMEYER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1257 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FLZ053-058-141800-
OKEECHOBEE-OSCEOLA-
1257 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING OVER OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT.

AT 1250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND SMALL
HAIL WEST OF THE KISSIMMEE RIVER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN OKEECHOBEE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES
AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...DEFINED
AS 12 OR MORE CLOUD TO GROUND STRIKES PER MINUTE. THESE STORMS MAY
INTENSIFY AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WARNINGS
MAY BE ISSUED. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR
HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR
GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. STAY
AWAY FROM TREES.

LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2725 8100 2729 8100 2733 8105 2736 8104
      2739 8112 2746 8117 2749 8121 2754 8121
      2761 8115 2767 8114 2784 8124 2794 8097
      2773 8087 2764 8087 2764 8083 2734 8068
      2716 8069 2716 8072 2720 8080 2715 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 237DEG 15KT 2731 8133

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
203 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FLZ047-053-054-058-059-064-141845-
INDIAN RIVER-MARTIN-OKEECHOBEE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ST.
LUCIE-
203 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER
BREVARD COUNTY...INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN MARTIN
COUNTY...EASTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA
COUNTY...ST. LUCIE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.

AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS FROM ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF MELBOURNE TO 20 MILES
WEST OF VERO BEACH MOVING TOWARD THE COAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS
ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...DIME SIZE HAIL AND DANGEROUS
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THEY INTERACT
WITH
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE.

THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EFFECT THE AREA FROM COCOA
BEACH AND VIERA TO MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO
BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2734 8026 2726 8024 2712 8068 2720 8080
      2718 8085 2806 8125 2832 8070 2828 8069
      2833 8070 2834 8066 2834 8065 2823 8063
      2834 8064 2835 8062 2834 8060 2808 8056
      2768 8035 2769 8035 2727 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 231DEG 28KT 2753 8085