Alert archive / Florida / Special Marine Warnings in 2012
Special Marine Warning 4, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special marine warning at Feb 27, 2012, 12:55 PM EST. It was in force for 42 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
- Feb 27, 2012, 12:55 PM EST (17:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2012, 1:37 PM EST
- In force
- 42 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 Feb 27, 10:00 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 10:00 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 10:38 AM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1038 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-271800- 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- 1038 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND PASSING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL LIMIT DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER...MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS TO THE SOUTH WILL INCREASE DAYTIME HEATING AND COUPLED WITH COOL MID LEVELS AND THE DISTURBANCE...AFTERNOON STORM POTENTIAL WILL BE ENHANCED. AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF METRO ORLANDO AND PORT CANAVERAL WILL BE MORE FAVORED FOR STORMS...BUT STORM FORMATION WILL BE ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH IN ANY AREAS WHERE THE CLOUDS MANAGE TO BREAK. STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ADDITIONALLY...A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE DOWNBURST WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF COINS. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A DEVELOPING OR APPROACHING STORM. .DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT... SKIES WILL CLEAR LATE TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WEAKENS AND MOVES OVER THE ATLANTIC. AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO FORM LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY. THE FOG MAY BECOME DENSE IN AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE RAIN TODAY. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND ATLANTIC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCE SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND POSSIBLY A WATERSPOUT. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE WILL GENERATE CHOPPY 4 TO 6 FOOT SEAS WITH DOMINANT PERIODS 7 SECONDS OR LESS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY DUE TO THE ROUGH CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. BRAGAW/GLITTO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 27, 12:53 PM EST, 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1253 PM EST MON FEB 27 2012
FLZ147-271830-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
1253 PM EST MON FEB 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 130 PM EST.
AT 1251 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER HAULOVER CANAL...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
INCLUDE KLONDIKE BEACH AND MERRITT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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 2851 8055 2854 8073 2860 8073 2862 8079
2856 8079 2857 8086 2876 8085 2866 8082
2866 8079 2869 8079 2871 8075 2879 8084
2879 8077 2871 8071 2868 8066 2879 8075
2878 8071 2859 8057
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 280DEG 13KT 2868 8076
52The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 12:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 37 min |
| Feb 27, 2:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 44 min |
| Feb 27, 3:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 84 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.