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Small Craft Advisory for Winds 7, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 31, 2011

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory for winds at Mar 31, 2011, 3:42 AM EDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2011, 3:42 AM EDT (07:42 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 31, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 1, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory for winds 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 for winds went out at Mar 30, 9:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 11:42 AM EDT, 16 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1142 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-302000-
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 WED MAR 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE ATMOSPHERE OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS WARM...MOIST AND
UNSTABLE. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
OF MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST TO SOUTHERN GEORGIA THIS EVENING WHILE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE STRONG CONVECTION
NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AT MIDDAY TO HOLD TOGETHER AND PUSH ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AROUND
60 MPH AS THEY DEVELOP TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL
FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FROM BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES
NORTHWARD. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THIS AREA WILL BE
CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING ROTATION AND MAY PRODUCE AND ISOLATED TORNADO.
INDIVIDUAL STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE RAPIDLY TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST
AT 35 TO 45 MPH.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD THE EAST COAST
AT 35 TO 45 MPH...AND PUSH OFFSHORE RAPIDLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KNOTS.

BOATERS ON INLAND LAKES SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT AS STORMS APPROACH
QUICKLY FROM THE WEST. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY
DEVELOP OVER LAKES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR WELL BEFORE A STORM REACHES YOUR AREA.

...WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
THERE IS A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS AS STORMS MOVE
OFF THE MAINLAND AND ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND ATLANTIC WATERS...
MAINLY NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

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

KELLY/GLITTO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 11:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 11:10 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 12:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1232 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

FLZ045>047-053-147-310600-
NORTHERN BREVARD-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
1232 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA AND
BREVARD COUNTIES...

LOCAL OBSERVATIONS INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH FROM AROUND THE ORLANDO-SANFORD METRO AREAS AND
EASTWARD TOWARD BREVARD COUNTY.

THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM AND CAN CAUSE
UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES.

WEITLICH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		82 min
Mar 31, 6:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake	59 min
Mar 31, 6:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia	62 min
Mar 31, 7:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	56 min
Mar 31, 7:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Osceola	63 min
Mar 31, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		117 min
Mar 31, 7:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Seminole, Volusia	42 min
Mar 31, 8:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Volusia	47 min
Mar 31, 8:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Indian River, Osceola	27 min
Mar 31, 9:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Osceola	59 min
Mar 31, 10:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole	59 min
Mar 31, 10:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	53 min
Mar 31, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Mar 31, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia	44 min
Mar 31, 11:51 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Seminole, Volusia	24 min
Mar 31, 12:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard	19 min
Mar 31, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	59 min
Mar 31, 12:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Osceola	43 min
Mar 31, 12:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		88 min
Mar 31, 1:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	23 min
Mar 31, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		2 hr
Mar 31, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Lake, Volusia	45 min
Mar 31, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		54 min
Mar 31, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange	62 min
Mar 31, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	53 min
Mar 31, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		112 min

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