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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 4, 2012Indian River County, Okeechobee County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 4, 2012, 7:44 AM EST for Indian River County, Okeechobee County, Florida. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2012, 7:44 AM EST (12:44 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2012, 8:30 AM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Indian River County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 207 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 932 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.5

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 4, 4:34 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:34 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
434 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

.DISCUSSION...

...WINDY CONDITIONS AS STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH TODAY...
...VERY HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

CURRENT...LATEST MSAS SURFACE ANALYSIS ALONG WITH SURFACE AND BUOY
OBSERVATIONS PLACED THE COLD FRONT IN THE BIG BEND/NORTHEAST GULF
AREAS. RADAR MOSIAC LOOP WAS SHOWING LINES OF SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
ORIENTED SHOWERS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
FROM KISSIMMEE SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND A 50 TO 60 KNOT 850MB
HELPING TO SUPPORT A SQUALL AHEAD OF THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. AWIPS DISTANCE SPEED TOOL ESTIMATED
FORWARD SPEED OF THE SQUALL LINE 45 TO 50 MPH. LDAR WAS DETECTING
SOME LIGHTNING WITH THE STRONGER CELLS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
CEDAR KEY IN THE EASTERN GULF. PEAK WINDS AT THE NORTHEAST GULF
BUOYS HAVE BEEN IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE. NORTH FLORIDA SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AS THE FRONT MOVED
THROUGH THEIR LOCATIONS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS WERE SHOWING LITTLE
VEERING OF THE WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS SO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
RESULTING IN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN
WEATHER THREATS AS THE FRONT RACES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AT 30 TO
40 MPH. WITH THAT FAST A FORWARD MOVEMENT THE FRONT SHOULD BE
ENTERING LAKE COUNTY WITHIN THE HOUR AND QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND EXIT MARTIN COUNTY EARLY AFTERNOON. GAINESVILLE
AIRPORT RECORDED 45 MPH GUST AS THE LINE MOVED THEIR AREA JUST AFTER
3AM THIS MORNING.

TODAY...AFTER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND REVIEWING THE
LATEST RUC40 500MB VORTICITY PROG SHOWING NOT A VERY STRONG...12
UNIT VORTICITY MAX ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF AND THE 250MB JET CORE/MAX OF 150 KNOTS PLUS WAS
WELL NORTH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...OPTED TO REMOVE THUNDER BUT WILL
KEEP THE GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH CONVECTIVE BAND. A 50 TO 60 KNOT
850MB JET IN THE EASTERN GULF WAS SUPPORTING THE SQUALL LINE JUST
AHEAD OF THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD AS IT MOVES EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.
THE RIGHT REAR FLANK OF THE JET IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVERTOP
CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON BUT WITH THE SURFACE FRONT ALREADY
WELL SOUTH AND THE MID LEVEL FEATURES WELL NORTH TO THE JET
CORE...AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ADVECTING IN A MUCH DRIER AIR
MASS DURING THE SAME TIME...PRECIP SHOULD BE OVER BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST POST FRONT WINDS WILL WARRANT
A WIND ADVISORY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER STARTING
IN LAKE COUNTY MID MORNING AND SPREADING DOWN THE PENINSULA DURING
THE DAY. LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 WILL MOSTLY LIKE
EXPERIENCE THEIR HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 70S FOR TODAY THIS
MORNING JUST BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH POST FRONTAL FALLING
TEMPS.

TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT A COLDER AND
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM THE UPPER 30S IN WESTERN INLAND VOLUSIA AND NORTHEAST LAKE
COUNTIES AND SOUTHWEST OSCEOLA AND WESTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN CHILLIER.

MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONIC FLOW
WILL ALLOW FOR CLEAR SKIES AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RUN A
FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL (LOW 70S) AS A COOL CONTINENTAL AIRMASS
REMAINS LOCKED IN ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER
NORTH/NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
NUDGING EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
STILL BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL (MID-UPPER 40S NORTH AND LOW-MID
50S SOUTH) AS AIRMASS MODIFICATION WILL LAG BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE PUSHING EAST
OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND CAUSE WINDS TO VEER EASTERLY THROUGH
ABOUT H70. THIS ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S TUESDAY BEFORE A GENERAL MODERATING TREND
BEGINS TUESDAY NIGHT. LOWS WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID-UPPER 50S
NORTH AND LOW-MID 60S SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BEGIN A REBOUND INTO THE MID 70S ON
WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 ON THURSDAY.

LOW TO MID LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW...OWING TO THE ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS
REMAINING NORTH...AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE
LOWER PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL COMBINE TO ALLOW FOR
MOISTURE RETURN OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE PERIOD. DID NOT INCLUDE
MENTIONABLE RAIN CHANCES AT THIS TIME DUE TO QUESTIONABLE DEEP LAYER
MOISTURE AND SUBSIDENCE INVERSION THAT WILL BE IN PLACE PROVIDING
FOR LARGE SCALE DESCENT.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY...AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. LONG RANGE MODELS HAVE
JUST RECENTLY COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON CUTOFF H50 LOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. ECMWF DID NOT
PREVIOUSLY SHOW THIS FEATURE...BUT HAS CONGEALED CLOSER WITH GFS
SOLUTION AS OF THE 00Z RUN. STILL LARGE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EAST-WEST
PLACEMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE...BUT EITHER RESULT WILL KEEP EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA IN AN EASTERLY FLOW REGIME AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
IN PLACE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE PROXIMITY AND SPEED OF THIS LOW WILL
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT AND LONGEVITY OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR
SHOWERS...SO HAVE LEFT RAIN CHANCES JUST BELOW SLIGHT CHANCE MENTION
UNTIL CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN REGARDS TO PLACEMENT OF LOW.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO
LOW 80S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S NORTH AND LOW TO MID
60S SOUTH.

&&

.AVIATION...
INCREASING SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
ADDED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR UNTIL THE FRONT CLEARS EACH AIRPORT. AWIPS
TIME DISTANCE TOOL INDICATING THAT THE STORMS AND SHOWERS TO BE
ENTERING LAKE COUNTY BY 5 AM WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WORKING
THEIR WAY DOWN/SOUTH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

&&

.MARINE...
HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 KNOTS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. A GALE WARNING FOR
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

MONDAY...IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 KNOTS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO SUBSIDE 2-3 FEET
NEARSHORE AND 3-5 FEET OFFSHORE WITH DOMINANT PERIODS OF ABOUT 6-8
SECONDS.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY...CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN DETERIORATE FOR BOATERS
ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
ALLOWS FOR A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TAKE PLACE AS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. EAST
WINDS OF 20-25 KNOTS WILL LEAD TO WAVE HEIGHTS INCREASING TO 6-8
FEET NEARSHORE AND 9-11 FEET OFFSHORE WITH LONG PERIOD EASTERLY
SWELLS DEVELOPING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
SUNDAY...IT WILL BE VERY WINDY WITH RH VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT IN
THE AFTERNOON SO THE CURRENT FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES NORTH...WITH A
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE
AND MARTIN COUNTIES WHERE RH VALUES WILL NOT GO BELOW 35 PERCENT
BUT WINDS WILL BE NEAR 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

MONDAY...A DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...LEADING TO SEVERAL HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
NORTH/NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AS ONSHORE FLOW TAKES OVER
THROUGH THE PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NOT EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB  64  46  72  47 /  60  10   0   0
MCO  65  44  72  49 /  60  10   0   0
MLB  67  48  72  53 /  50  10   0   0
VRB  69  47  71  55 /  50  10   0   0
LEE  64  41  72  46 /  60  10   0   0
SFB  65  43  72  49 /  60  10   0   0
ORL  65  44  72  51 /  60  10   0   0
FPR  70  48  71  55 /  50  10   0   0

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
     MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
     OSCEOLA- SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
     NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
     SOUTHERN LAKE.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
     MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
     OSCEOLA- SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL
     WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
     OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
     INLET OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY
     LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WATERS FROM FLAGLER
     BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO
     SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...WIMMER
LONG TERM....GUSEMAN
RADAR/STATEMENTS...SPRATT
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:50 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
550 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-050000-
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-
550 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.HIGH WIND IMPACT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 THIS MORNING AND WORK ITS WAY DOWN THE
PENINSULA AND EXIT EAST CENTRAL FLORIA LATE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON . A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OUT TO
20 MILES. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTHWEST
WINDS AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT BECOME NORTHWEST 25
TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THE REST OF THE DAY.
OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

.FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
THE COMBINATION OF A VERY DRY AIR MASS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA AND VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING
THIS AFTERNOON FROM OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES NORTH.

THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE SPREAD
POTENTIAL ON SUNDAY FOR OKEECHOBEE...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE
AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL
REMAIN NORTH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL
PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS OVER A LONG EAST FETCH
WHICH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SEAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WIMMER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 4, 5:36 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
536 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

FLZ041-044>046-141-144-147-041130-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD
COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
536 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...EASTERN LAKE
COUNTY...NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY...SEMINOLE COUNTY...VOLUSIA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 630 AM EST.

AT 529 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DE LEON SPRINGS TO FERNDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

A WIND GUST OF 56 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE LEESBURG AIRPORT AS THIS
LINE OF STORMS PASSED AT 515 AM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG
WINDS INCLUDE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY...DEBARY...AND SANFORD.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL 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.
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2908 8093 2907 8090 2858 8057 2858 8073
      2860 8074 2862 8079 2858 8080 2859 8184
      2927 8135 2927 8116 2940 8116 2943 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 1033Z 270DEG 27KT 2924 8126 2866 8168

SPRATT
Local storm report, Mar 4, 6:07 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
607 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 AM     TSTM WND GST     LEESBURG                28.81N 81.88W
03/04/2012  M55 MPH          LAKE               FL   ASOS

            KLEE 041053Z OBS RMK PK WND 25048/1015

&&

JRC
Local storm report, Mar 4, 6:12 AM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
612 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0551 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW HOLLY HILL        29.29N 81.07W
03/04/2012  M51.00 MPH       VOLUSIA            FL   MESONET

            WEATHERUNDERGROUND WU55 012/13 GUST 44 KTS.

&&

JRC
Special weather statement, Mar 4, 6:19 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
619 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

FLZ045>047-053-054-141-147-041245-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-NORTHERN BREVARD
COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
619 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER BREVARD COUNTY...NORTHERN INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...OSCEOLA COUNTY...EASTERN
SEMINOLE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 745 AM EST.

AT 616 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM BETHUNE
BEACH TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POINCIANA PLACE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE STORMS...WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND
55 MPH HAVE BEEN MEASURED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS SINCE 500 AM.

THE PRIMARY THREAT 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. CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2883 8111 2882 8107 2886 8109 2906 8090
      2859 8057 2846 8052 2838 8059 2822 8059
      2781 8042 2768 8054 2787 8131 2792 8132
      2806 8145 2802 8138 2808 8135 2808 8145
      2814 8146 2814 8153 2825 8156 2826 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 286DEG 38KT 2898 8085 2805 8167

SPRATT
Local storm report, Mar 4, 6:51 AM EST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
651 AM EST SUN MAR 04 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 AM     TSTM WND GST     SW AZALEA PARK          28.54N 81.30W
03/04/2012  M49 MPH          ORANGE             FL   MESONET

            APRS/CW057 290/16 GUST 43 KTS.

&&

JRC
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 2:40 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia14 hr
Mar 4, 2:59 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMLBLake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia24 hr
Mar 4, 2:59 AM ESTRed Flag WarningMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia16 hr
Mar 4, 4:20 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake85 min
Mar 4, 5:26 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Mar 4, 5:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake, Seminole, Volusia54 min
Mar 4, 5:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB83 min
Mar 4, 5:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia18 min
Mar 4, 5:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia31 min
Mar 4, 6:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Orange, Osceola, Seminole86 min
Mar 4, 7:00 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Mar 4, 7:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River46 min
Mar 4, 8:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie93 min
Mar 4, 8:58 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB107 min

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Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.