Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Melbourne, FL

500 
WWUS82 KMLB 071646
RFWMLB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1146 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

FLZ045>047-053-054-147-072300-
/O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130307T2300Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
1146 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION...

* AFFECTED AREA... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... INLAND SOUTHERN
  BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INLAND INDIAN RIVER... INLAND NORTHERN
  BREVARD.

* WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...NEAR 4 HOURS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
  PERCENT FOR INTERIOR COUNTIES AND INLAND SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL 
  COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

$$

674 
WWUS82 KMLB 071917
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
217 PM EST THU MAR 7 2013

FLZ045>047-053-054-147-072030-
/O.CAN.KMLB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130307T2300Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
217 PM EST THU MAR 7 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ORANGE...SEMINOLE...INLAND
SOUTHERN BREVARD...OSCEOLA...INLAND INDIAN RIVER...INLAND NORTHERN
BREVARD.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE NOT FALLEN BELOW 35 PERCENT IN THE
WARNED AREA. HENCE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS
CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
838 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT-TONIGHT...
WINDY AND VERY DRY DAY IS COMING TO AN END. LOW RH VALUES DURING THE
AFTERNOON FELL TO THE TEENS MOST AREAS WITH WIND GUSTS AT TIMES OVER
30 MPH. SEVERAL FIRES REMAIN A CONCERN FOR NIGHT TIME SMOKE AND
LIGHTER WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO MORE NELY COMPONENT BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AHEAD WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF
THE MAINLAND WITH MID 30S IN SOME OF THE TRADITIONALLY COLDER SPOTS.

WINDS WL REMAIN ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR ONLY A PARTIAL INVERSION AT MOST
AND WITHOUT FULL DECOUPLING TEMP WILL BE HELD IN CHECK FROM NEARING
DEWPOINT READINGS. COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND PETS WL NEED PROTECTION.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR WITH SKC ALL SITES.

&&

.MARINE...
OVERNIGHT-THU...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA INTO THU.  SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR ALL SEGMENTS OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS AND
SEAS REMAINING NEAR TO ABOVE HAZARD CRITERIA. SEAS 5-6 FT NEAR SHORE
AND 7 TO 9 FT WELL AWAY FROM THE COAST.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THU...20 FOOT NORTH/NE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. RH'S OVER THE FAR
INTERIOR DROPPING INTO THE 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAINLY
30S/LOWER 40S CLOSER TOWARDS THE EAST COAST. VEGETATION DRYNESS
FORECAST JUST BELOW HAZARDOUS CRITERIA.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY 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-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.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WATERS FROM
     FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE.

&&

JP/ALM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
644 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-070800-
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-
644 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

.EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S
OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH NORMALLY COLDER AREAS
DROPPING INTO THE MID 30S. A NORTHWEST BREEZE AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
GENERATE MINIMUM WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK
THURSDAY MORNING.

.DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
VISIBILITY MAY BE RESTRICTED IN LOCATIONS NEAR ACTIVE AND SMOLDERING
BRUSH FIRES OVERNIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO ONGOING FIRES AND LOW
VISIBILITY.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS THIS EVENING SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS BY
DAYBREAK THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
POOR TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS
WEEKEND.

AS FUEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO DECLINE DUE TO THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT
RAIN...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERSISTS OVER INTERIOR
SECTIONS...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN INTO THE
WEEKEND.

ROUGH POUNDING SURF IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

MOSES