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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 6, 2012Seminole County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2012, 1:38 PM EDT for Seminole County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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 6, 2012, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2012, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Seminole County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 67 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, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 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
67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 6, 9:12 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 9:12 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 12:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1226 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-062300-
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-
1226 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
CONSIDERABLE MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL LIMIT DAYTIME
HEATING AND INSTABILITY INTO THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE ORLANDO METRO AREA. BEST CHANCES FOR
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL EXIST ACROSS LAKE COUNTY
EASTWARD TO VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH.

A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO
LATE DAY AND EARLY EVENING WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING STRONG
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS ON INLAND LAKES...THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FAST NORTHEASTWARD
MOVING STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE STORMS PASS YOUR
LOCATION.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL EXIST OFFSHORE INTO
THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE MARGINALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL BOATS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND...
EXCEPT NEAR A STALLING OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED STORMS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

LASCODY/WEITLICH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 10:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1046 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

FLZ041-044-046-141-061545-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE
COUNTY-SEMINOLE-
1046 AM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH OVER EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...NORTHERN SEMINOLE
COUNTY...VOLUSIA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT.

AT 1042 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM WEKIVA SPRINGS
NORTHWARD INTO INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG
WINDS INCLUDE DAYTONA BEACH...DELAND...ORANGE CITY...AND DEBARY.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 50 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 2908 8093 2907 8090 2884 8076 2885 8081
      2883 8080 2864 8146 2871 8146 2876 8141
      2878 8142 2879 8146 2881 8146 2938 8146
      2939 8144 2938 8142 2927 8141 2927 8116
      2941 8116 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 236DEG 25KT 2894 8132

WEITLICH
Local storm report, Jun 6, 11:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1119 AM EDT WED JUN 06 2012

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

1105 AM     TSTM WND GST     ORMOND BEACH            29.28N 81.06W
06/06/2012  M44 MPH          VOLUSIA            FL   AWOS

            KOMN AWOS OBSERVATION 1505Z WIND 27024G38KT.

&&

FXD
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
138 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

FLZ041-045-046-141-061815-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-
138 PM EDT WED JUN 6 2012

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

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.

AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER WEKIVA SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
INCLUDE ALTAMONTE SPRINGS...SANFORD AND WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 50 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 2879 8164 2878 8142 2883 8142 2889 8135
      2895 8135 2905 8118 2865 8096 2861 8096
      2845 8165 2878 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 229DEG 26KT 2873 8140

WEITLICH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake, Seminole, Volusia57 min
Jun 6, 5:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin, Saint Lucie88 min
Jun 6, 5:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBMartin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie54 min
Jun 6, 6:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB84 min
Jun 6, 6:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River42 min
Jun 6, 10:40 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB95 min
Jun 6, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia59 min
Jun 6, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Jun 6, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia61 min
Jun 6, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange40 min
Jun 6, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola39 min
Jun 6, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola48 min
Jun 6, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB114 min
Jun 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard49 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB60 min
Jun 6, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia28 min
Jun 6, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard38 min
Jun 6, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River46 min
Jun 6, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB42 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.