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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 3, 2013Seminole County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2013, 10:03 PM EDT for Seminole County, Florida. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2013, 10:03 PM EDT (02:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Seminole County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 8:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 1:34 PM EDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
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, 3 hours 23 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

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:19 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 9:35 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange59 min
Apr 3, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole56 min
Apr 3, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola55 min
Apr 3, 10:16 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBBrevard, Orange59 min
Apr 3, 10:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB110 min
Apr 4, 4:36 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB23 hr
Apr 4, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB119 min
Apr 4, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin57 min
Apr 4, 3:12 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBMartin63 min
Apr 4, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee, Saint Lucie61 min
Apr 4, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBOkeechobee, Saint Lucie56 min
Apr 4, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB115 min
Apr 4, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.