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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2012, 6:25 PM EDT for Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Jul 28, 2012, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Indian River County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 472 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 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 Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 330 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE LOOKS TO BE PUSHING INLAND SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY EXCEPT IT WAS OCCURRING A LITTLE SOONER ACROSS THE NORTH COAST. THE DRIER THAN NORMAL AIR MASS WILL LIMIT COVERAGE OF STORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND THE NORTH COAST...MAINLY FOR A COLLISION OF THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PUSHBACK TO THE NORTH PART OF THE COAST. SUN-MON...SOUTHERN TAIL OF MID LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO GRAZE THE LOCAL AREA WHILE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SLOWLY WEST/NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS. A SLIGHT LOWERING OF HEIGHTS WILL OCCUR AS BROAD WEAKNESS DEVELOPS IN SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. HAVE LOW POPS FOR ALL OF THE AREA AS MID LEVEL TEMPS COOL SLIGHTLY. THE KEY WORD REMAINS LOW THOUGH AS DEEP MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE. WOULD EXPECT POPS TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER ON MON AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE AREA STARTS TO COME UNDER THE EASTERN PART OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. TUE-SAT...UPPER TROUGHING WILL DIG OVER THE EASTERN CONUS SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH HIGH PRESSURE CELLS ALOFT REMAINING SITUATED EAST OF THE AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND WEST OF THE AREA CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. DEEPER MOISTURE REMAINS LOCATED NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL PENINSULA AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA. LOWERING OF MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS WITH SOME COOLER AIR ALOFT WILL PERMIT A GRADUAL INCREASE IN DIURNAL CONVECTION WITH CHANCES APPROACHING SEASONAL NORMS TOWARDS THE LATTER END OF THE EXTENDED. MINIMAL CHANGES TO HIGHS AND LOWS IN THIS PERIOD. && .AVIATION... THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE LOOKS TO BE PUSHING INLAND SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY EXCEPT SOONER ACROSS THE NORTH COAST. THE DRIER THAN NORMAL AIR MASS WILL LIMIT COVERAGE OF STORMS...SO DO NOT ANTICIPATE THEM AFFECTING THE COASTAL TERMINALS...BUT THERE COULD BE VICINITY THUNDER THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AT KDAB. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT INTERIOR TERMINALS WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH EVENING...MAINLY AS AN EAST/WEST BOUNDARY COLLISION OCCURS. THE TIMING AND LOCATION IS TOO UNCERTAIN TO INCLUDE ANY MENTION IN THE TERMINALS THOUGH. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING STORMS IS INDICATED ON SUNDAY...BUT REMAINING IN THE ISOLATED RANGE. && .MARINE... TONIGHT-SUN...SURFACE RIDGE WILL STAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA. AN EVENING INCREASE IN SOUTH/SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED AGAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH...BUT OTHERWISE SPEEDS SHOULD BE 10 KNOTS OR LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE EXISTS IN THE NORTHERN WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. MON-THU...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS STILL PROGGED TO NUDGE A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PENINSULA. THIS WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT BACKING OF THE FLOW TO MORE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST...BUT NO BIG CHANGES IN SPEEDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 75 93 75 92 / 10 30 20 30 MCO 74 95 74 94 / 10 20 10 30 MLB 76 91 74 92 / 10 10 10 20 VRB 74 90 73 90 / 10 10 10 20 LEE 75 94 75 94 / 10 30 20 30 SFB 76 95 76 95 / 10 20 20 30 ORL 76 95 76 94 / 10 20 20 30 FPR 73 89 72 91 / 10 10 10 20 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...LASCODY IMPACT WEATHER....GLITTO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 10:35 AM EDT, 7 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1035 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-282000- 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- 1035 AM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SEA BREEZES WILL PUSH INLAND FROM BOTH COASTS...COLLIDING OVER THE INTERIOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ALONG BOUNDARY COLLISIONS LATE AFTERNOON...AND PERSISTING INTO EARLY EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...PROVIDING SOME PUSH BACK TO THE EAST COAST. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A SMALL LONG PERIOD EAST SWELL WILL GENERATE A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK AT THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS BEFORE ENTERING THE SURF. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS OCCUR LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ALTHOUGH STORM COVERAGE WILL BE LOW...ANY STORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...PROVIDING SOME PUSH BACK TO THE EAST COAST AND INTRACOASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN STORM CHANCES THIS WEEK. ONE OR TWO STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. KELLY/GLITTO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
FLZ047-281945-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY...
AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER
CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF LANDSPOUT FORMATION. A LANDSPOUT IS A TORNADO OF VERY
SHORT DURATION AND WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 60 MPH WHICH CAN CAUSE
MINOR DAMAGE AND INJURIES IN ITS DIRECT PATH. IF THIS TREND
CONTINUES...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED SHORTLY. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 2801 8086 2814 8087 2819 8086 2821 8073
2802 8071
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 203DEG 1KT 2810 8079
WEITLICHLocal storm report, Jul 28, 4:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 8 min |
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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.