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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2012, 6:40 PM EDT for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 65 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
- May 27, 2012, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at May 27, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 4:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1054 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-272300- 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- 1054 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...FOR DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER HAZARDS AND EXPECTED IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT... .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BANDS. STRONGER WIND GUSTS IN SQUALLS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND THE ORLANDO AREA NORTHWARD. .HIGH WIND IMPACT... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES NORTHWARD AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... WINDS AND SWELLS FROM SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL GENERATE ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. DAYTONA BEACH PATROL RECORDED AT LEAST SEVENTY RESCUES SATURDAY... WELL AHEAD OF THE STRONGEST AND MOST TREACHEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WHICH WILL IMPACT AREA BEACHES TODAY. WHEN THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH...THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. ENTERING THE SURF IS NOT ADVISED. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BRING INCREASING SWELLS AND WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ADJACENT WATERS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WATERS DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO EARLY THIS WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST LOCAL STATEMENTS ON BERYL FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WEITLICH/GLITTO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 27, 1:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
158 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
FLZ058-271845-
OKEECHOBEE-
158 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT.
AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BASINGER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT 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 2723 8099 2726 8101 2729 8100 2730 8102
2733 8105 2736 8104 2738 8107 2739 8112
2741 8114 2745 8115 2749 8119 2757 8114
2745 8068 2734 8068 2715 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 283DEG 28KT 2746 8108
SEDLOCKSpecial weather statement, May 27, 2:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
241 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
FLZ047-271930-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
241 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER SOUTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT.
AT 238 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS WEST OF PALM
BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
INCLUDE MELBOURNE BEACH AND WEST MELBOURNE.
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 2785 8046 2787 8048 2784 8050 2793 8077
2812 8076 2809 8059 2805 8058 2798 8054
2802 8054 2808 8058 2809 8058 2808 8055
2786 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 268DEG 26KT 2801 8070
SEDLOCKLocal storm report, May 27, 2:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
252 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM TSTM WND GST 5 W PLAYALINDA BEACH 28.63N 80.70W
05/27/2012 M55 MPH BREVARD FL OTHER FEDERAL
USAF 30 FT WIND TOWER NUMBER 513 MEASURED WIND GUST OF 48
KT/55 MPH.
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JRCSpecial weather statement, May 27, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
FLZ047-053-054-058-272100-
INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
402 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...WESTERN INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA
COUNTY...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN OSCEOLA AND NORTHEAST POLK COUNTIES COUNTIES MOVING EAST AT
20 TO 30 MPH. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LINE WILL ENTER NORTHWEST
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SHORTLY.
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 2791 8050 2789 8049 2756 8064 2755 8118
2758 8118 2760 8114 2772 8114 2785 8122
2817 8089 2819 8064 2814 8061 2819 8064
2820 8059 2807 8055 2793 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 277DEG 17KT 2786 8114
67Local storm report, May 27, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:41 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | 15 hr |
| May 27, 5:24 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MLB | Volusia | 15 hr |
| May 27, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 41 min |
| May 27, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 47 min |
| May 27, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 49 min |
| May 27, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 58 min |
| May 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 64 min |
| May 27, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 112 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.