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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 29, 2014, 4:33 PM EDT for Indian River County, Okeechobee County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 29, 2014, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Indian River County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 426 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Mar 29, 3:56 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:56 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 9:29 AM EDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 929 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-292000- 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- 929 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE DEEP SOUTH IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND GULF OF MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE PENINSULA INTO THIS EVENING. WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AND BROKEN SUNSHINE IS CURRENTLY DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND POSSIBLY HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO ACQUIRE ROTATION...PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS OR BRIEF TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE PENINSULA AND OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLANTIC FROM THE MAINLAND LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 34 KNOTS. INLAND LAKES ARE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE THREATS OF APPROACHING STORMS. MARINERS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO A PROTECTED AREA IN THE ADVANCE OF ANY APPROACHING STORMS MOVING FROM THE WEST. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH ABOUT 4 PM. CHECK WITH THE BEACH PATROL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS. TO LESSEN YOUR CHANCE OF BEING CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS WHERE WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL ALSO REMAIN AROUND 5 TO 6 FEET OVER THE GULF STREAM. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 T0 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT STARTING TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE TO MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND A COLD FRONT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AWAY FROM THE COAST EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. MOSES
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 29, 3:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
316 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0313 PM TSTM WND GST MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.10N 80.64W
03/29/2014 M45 MPH BREVARD FL ASOS
ASOS PEAK WIND GUST OF 39 KT.
&&
PAGSpecial weather statement, Mar 29, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
332 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLZ054-058-059-292015-
INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-
332 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MPH AND DIME SIZED HAIL OVER SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY...OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...NORTHERN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.
AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER
BASINGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
STORMS TODAY HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF BECOMING SEVERE...AND EVEN TO
PRODUCE TORNADOES. BE READY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 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. YET...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.
LAT...LON 2744 8028 2743 8030 2745 8031 2742 8032
2722 8097 2726 8101 2729 8100 2733 8105
2736 8104 2738 8110 2753 8121 2760 8114
2763 8114 2765 8076 2785 8045 2783 8047
2782 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 247DEG 26KT 2747 8102
DWSLocal storm report, Mar 29, 3:33 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
333 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S INDIALANTIC 28.05N 80.56W
03/29/2014 M51.00 MPH AMZ552 FL MESONET
WEATHER UNDERGROUND MESONET SITE.
&&
PAGSpecial weather statement, Mar 29, 3:48 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
348 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
FLZ047-053-292045-
OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
348 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.
AT 345 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH OVER
LAKE KISSIMMEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
INCLUDE FOREVER FLORIDA...HOLOPAW...KENANSVILLE...AND DEER PARK.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS TO 50 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 2791 8050 2787 8050 2782 8088 2780 8088
2771 8115 2783 8122 2786 8131 2792 8132
2800 8139 2800 8143 2806 8145 2802 8138
2808 8135 2810 8146 2818 8064 2814 8061
2818 8063 2819 8058 2808 8056 2788 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 259DEG 43KT 2789 8121
15Local storm report, Mar 29, 3:56 PM EDT, 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 84 min | |
| Mar 29, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 55 min |
| Mar 29, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange | 56 min |
| Mar 29, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia | 57 min |
| Mar 29, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Osceola | 53 min |
| Mar 29, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 52 min |
| Mar 29, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 60 min |
| Mar 29, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 113 min | |
| Mar 29, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 79 min |
| Mar 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 51 min |
| Mar 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange, Osceola | 63 min |
| Mar 29, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 61 min |
| Mar 29, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 118 min | |
| Mar 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Osceola | 55 min |
| Mar 29, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Okeechobee | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 112 min | |
| Mar 29, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 57 min |
| Mar 29, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Osceola, Saint Lucie | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.