Alert archive / Florida / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2012, 1:36 PM EDT for Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 54 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
- Jun 5, 2012, 1:36 PM EDT (17:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Orange County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 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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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 5, 9:36 AM EDT, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 9:36 AM EDT, 4 hours before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 936 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012 .DISCUSSION... BRISK WLY FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE UP THROUGH THE MID LEVELS THIS MORNING WITH A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF UPPER CLOUDINESS STREAMING DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GULF AREA. LATEST SOUNDING INFO FROM TBW/XMR SHOWS NO CHANGE IN PWAT OVER THE PAST 24H...HOWEVER SOME COOLING ALOFT IN TEMP PROFILE AROUND 1-2C. COUNTERING WINDS WILL NOT ALLOW FOR AN EAST COAST BREEZE BOUNDARY TO DEVELOP. WITH ABSENCE OF THE ECSB FOR CONVECTIVE FORCING MECHANISM AND CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER SB INSTABILITY WL BE LARGELY ABSENT. EXPECT SOME DEVELOPMENT OF SHRA AND ISOLD TS MAINLY WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON TO MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA. THIS ACTIVITY MAY HELP PROMOTE SOME ADTL SHRA. WL LOWER PRECIP MENTION TO NO MORE THAN 30 PERCENT WITH ISOLD TS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WITH NO SEA BREEZE FOR THE PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS TO INTERACT START OF PRECIP TO LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...STORMS THAT FORM WITHIN AIR MASS THAT HAS COOL/DRY MID LEVELS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS. && .AVIATION... CONSIDERABLE HIGHER CLOUDS WITH CIGS NR 200. AFT 19Z EXPECT SCT 040 WITH ISOLD BKN040 AND SFC WND G30KT IN NR TS MOVG EAST AT 20 KT. && .MARINE... WESTERLY WINDS REMAIN IN THE EXERCISE CAUTION WINDOW...15 TO 20 KNOTS THEN WL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON MOST OF THE NIGHT. WINDS/SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR SCT SHOWERS MOVING OFFSHORE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && JP/DKW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 12:49 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1249 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-052300- 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- 1249 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION INTO THE AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND OFFSHORE. DRY AIR AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ALOFT MAY SUPPORT A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS INTO MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS INTO EXCESS OF 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 34 KNOTS ON INLAND LAKES...THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BOATERS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE WESTERN SKY FOR FAST APPROACHING STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE STORMS PASS YOUR LOCATION. .FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... ALTHOUGH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT BE A CONCERN TODAY...GUSTY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH WILL ENHANCE FIRE SPREAD FOR EXISTING AND ANY DEVELOPING BRUSH FIRES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS OVER NORTH FLORIDA...THEN SAGS SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE PENINSULA LATE WEEK. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. WIMMER/WEITLICH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
136 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
FLZ045-053-144-051830-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
136 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY...SOUTHERN ORANGE
COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
AT 133 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER KISSIMMEE...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...MOVING INTO THE ORLANDO METRO AREA.
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 8196 2857 8109 2823 8103 2814 8153
2820 8153 2826 8156 2826 8166 2834 8167
2834 8179 2836 8180 2836 8185 2834 8186
2835 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 264DEG 18KT 2830 8142
WEITLICHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Jun 5, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 54 min |
| Jun 5, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Seminole, Volusia | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Seminole, Volusia | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 73 min | |
| Jun 5, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.