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Special Marine Warning 73, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 9, 2011

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special marine warning at Aug 9, 2011, 11:49 AM EDT. It was in force for 116 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2011, 11:49 AM EDT (15:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2011, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
116 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Aug 9, 10:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 10:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 11:18 AM EDT, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1118 AM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-092200-
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-
1118 AM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
WESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PUSH SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE
PENINSULA EARLIER THAN NORMAL.  THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STRONG
STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF ORLANDO AND CAPE CANAVERAL WHERE DAYTIME
HEATING WILL BE THE HIGHEST. MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 15 TO
20 MPH.

STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...VERY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT...
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND A HUMID AIR
MASS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
MAINLY ALONG THE SPACE AND TREASURE COASTS.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH
ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF ORLANDO AND CAPE CANAVERAL THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN CONTINUE WELL OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC. OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL MOVE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING STORMS TOWARD THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL
RETURN CLOSER TO NORMAL BY LATE WEEK AS OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON.

RL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee44 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Florida, 2011Every special marine warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.