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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jan 9, 2014, 1:11 PM EST for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 64 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
- Jan 9, 2014, 1:11 PM EST (18:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2014, 2:15 PM EST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jan 9, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 9:37 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 12:55 PM EST, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1255 PM EST THU JAN 9 2014 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-100600- 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- 1255 PM EST THU JAN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... HIGH MOISTURE AND INCREASING INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL ALLOW ISOLATED LOW TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS TO 30 MPH SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COCOA BEACH TO KISSIMMEE. .FLOOD IMPACT... SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PUSH AREAS OF RAIN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...BRISK LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL PUSH SHOWERS ONSHORE FROM THE ATLANTIC. WHILE MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE ONLY LIGHT RAIN...THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO WEATHER FEATURES WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. .DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT... HIGH SURFACE MOISTURE FROM RAIN TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS AND PERIODS OF PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY LATE NIGHT FOG FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE FAR WESTERN SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... LOCAL BEACH PATROLS ALONG THE EAST FLORIDA COAST HAVE INDICATED STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. THIS RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A BRISK EASTERLY FLOW PUSHES A LONG PERIOD SWELL ONSHORE. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SHOWERS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A BRISK ONSHORE FLOW AS THEY APPROACH THE COAST. AS THE SHOWERS MOVE OFFSHORE THEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. .WATERSPOUT IMPACT... SHOWERS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL INTERACT WITH A BRISK ONSHORE FLOW AS THEY APPROACH THE COAST. SHOWERS MOVING OFFSHORE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP A BRIEF ISOLATED WATERSPOUT OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC AS WELL AS THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY BREEZE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL BE COMMON NEARSHORE... AND UP TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS SEAS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND WILL GENERATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ALONG THE COAST ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR WATERSPOUTS AND HEAVY RAIN AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. BRAGAW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 9, 1:11 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
111 PM EST THU JAN 9 2014
FLZ059-091915-
ST. LUCIE-
111 PM EST THU JAN 9 2014
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...
AT 107 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER
FORT PIERCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS AS IT WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THE
COAST TOWARD ST. LUCIE INLET THROUGH 215 PM EST.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS
AND FUNNEL CLOUDS INCLUDE FORT PIERCE NORTH...FORT PIERCE SOUTH...
INDIAN RIVER ESTATES AND NETTLES ISLAND.
LAT...LON 2726 8021 2728 8023 2726 8023 2726 8028
2724 8028 2722 8032 2756 8047 2755 8031
2755 8032 2747 8028 2745 8028 2732 8021
2726 8020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 327DEG 11KT 2744 8033
BRAGAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 116 min |
| Jan 9, 2:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 5:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 107 min |
| Jan 9, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 52 min |
| Jan 9, 6:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin | 117 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.