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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2013, 9:35 PM EDT for Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 55 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
- Apr 3, 2013, 9:35 PM EDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2013, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Osceola County, FL
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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 Apr 3, 8:52 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:52 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 134 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-040545- 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- 134 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AS A RESULT OF STRONG SURFACE HEATING...INCREASING MOISTURE AND WIND FIELDS...AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW STORMS TO BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE PRESENCE OF A WARM FRONT DEVELOPING TOWARD CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE SOUTH MAY PRODUCE ROTATING STORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH TOWARD THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COASTS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS OVER INLAND LAKES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH WHICH MAY BRING A COUPLE STORMS ACROSS THE COAST...MAINLY VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES THIS EVENING. .WATERSPOUT IMPACT... INCREASING LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR MAY ALLOW ONE OR TWO STORMS TO PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT OVER THE LARGER INLAND LAKES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. FUELED BY MID AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY...THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS FROM THE SURFACE UP THROUGH THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...COUPLED WITH INCREASING MOISTURE... INSTABILITY...AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. BECAUSE OF TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MAIN GLOBAL MODELS...IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT SPECIFIC TIMING FOR ANY PART OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SQUALL LINE TO MOVE THROUGH PART OR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH ROTATING STORMS BOTH ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LINE HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TO REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER PLAN OF ACTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER IT'S EARLY APRIL...AND IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE THERE HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY HIGH SEVERE WEATHER THREAT LOCALLY. MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER...WITH FRESH BATTERIES. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WEATHER RADIO...CONSIDER PURCHASING ONE...EITHER ONLINE OR AT YOUR LOCAL ELECTRONICS STORE. IF YOU LIVE IN A MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOME...CONSIDER WHAT YOU WOULD DO...OR WHERE YOU WOULD GO...IF A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR YOUR COMMUNITY WITH ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. KELLY/CRISTALDI
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
640 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013
FLZ045-046-053-144-032330-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
640 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY...
WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...WESTERN
SEMINOLE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT.
AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER
OAKLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST POLK COUNTY. THIS
STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OSCEOLA COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST ORANGE
COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE CLERMONT...FOREST CITY...WEKIVA
SPRINGS...WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK AND THE ORLANDO THEME PARKS.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 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 2878 8167 2879 8165 2878 8142 2879 8134
2822 8125 2818 8153 2826 8156 2826 8166
2834 8166 2835 8171 2850 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 226DEG 19KT 2855 8167
SEDLOCKSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 8:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 57 min |
| Apr 3, 10:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 110 min | |
| Apr 4, 4:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 23 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 119 min | |
| Apr 4, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 57 min |
| Apr 4, 3:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 56 min |
| Apr 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 115 min | |
| Apr 4, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 29 min |
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