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Special Marine Warning 79, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 16, 2011

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special marine warning at Aug 16, 2011, 2:04 PM 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 16, 2011, 2:04 PM EDT (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2011, 4:00 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 16, 9:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 9:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 12:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1208 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-162200-
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-
1208 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE
THIS MORNING WILL DEVELOP INTO LIGHTNING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE EAST SIDE OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...MAINLY SOUTH OF
ORLANDO. DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED DOWN INTO LAKE...VOLUSIA...
SEMINOLE AND ORANGE COUNTIES WHICH WILL LIMIT STORM COVERAGE.
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED ALONG
MUCH OF THE COAST AND WILL PUSH SLOWLY INLAND. STORM COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS INCOMING SHOWERS AND STORMS
INTERACT WITH THE INLAND MOVING SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE OVER CENTRAL OSCEOLA...SOUTH
BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...MARTIN AND OKEECHOBEE
COUNTIES. A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT TO
EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND DOWNBURST WINDS UP TO 50
MPH. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AT 10 TO
15 MPH.

.FLOODING IMPACT...
LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME WHICH WOULD CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

.EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT...
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY TO
PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE HOURS. IF YOU
WILL BE SPENDING A PROLONGED PERIOD OUTDOORS...DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS OUT OF THE SUN.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR
RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ALWAYS SWIM
WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR STORMS TO PUSH OFF THE MAINLAND
AND ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL. A FEW STORMS
MAY CONTAIN STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS TO 35 KNOTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD
TO WATER LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON.

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

SEDLOCK/KELLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard39 min
Aug 16, 3:30 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBIndian River49 min
Aug 16, 4:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBIndian River90 min
Aug 16, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie62 min
Aug 16, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin41 min
Aug 16, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin29 min
Aug 16, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange65 min
Aug 16, 5:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBMartin118 min

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.