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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Apr 15, 2014, 5:28 PM EDT for Brevard County, Florida. It was in force for 47 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 15, 2014, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2014, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Brevard County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
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 Apr 15, 4:50 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 4:50 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-151800- 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- 447 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SLOWING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S IN MANY LOCATIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING BEFORE CLOUDS ARRIVE TO HELP INSTABILITY. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...LEADING TO VERY QUICK MOVING STORMS THAT WILL PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH WHILE THE ENTIRE BAND MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED BY DRY AIR REMAINING IN THE MID LEVELS. SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL ESPECIALLY FROM BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES SOUTHWARDS WHERE GREATER DAYTIME HEATING IS EXPECTED. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FAST MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PUSH THESE STORMS OFFSHORE AT 35 TO 40 MPH. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS INLAND LAKES AND EVENTUALLY OFFSHORE. .HIGH WIND IMPACT... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF ANY STORMS WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS OVER INLAND LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...POSING A THREAT TO SMALLER CRAFT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY. THE RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT THEIR STRONGEST LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH. SWIM ONLY WHERE THERE IS A LIFEGUARD ON DUTY. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS DURING THE DAY WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...WITH AN ADVISORY IN EFFECT STARTING TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND THEN LIFTS BACK INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH LATE WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT BY FRIDAY AND PUSH THE FRONT THROUGH THE STATE ON SATURDAY LEADING TO DRIER WEATHER BY SUNDAY. BRISK ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. MOSES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
350 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
FLZ047-147-152030-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
350 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.
AT 347 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER
CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
INCLUDE VIERA...PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE...SATELLITE BEACH...AND
MELBOURNE.
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.
LAT...LON 2840 8059 2825 8060 2805 8054 2805 8055
2806 8057 2813 8061 2805 8059 2805 8086
2829 8086 2847 8089 2848 8076 2841 8074
2848 8072 2849 8064 2841 8065 2843 8061
2849 8061 2849 8054 2845 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 283DEG 39KT 2834 8071
ULRICHLocal storm report, Apr 15, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
401 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SE MIMS 28.63N 80.81W
04/15/2014 M51 MPH AMZ552 FL MESONET
WXFLOW STATION IN NORTH PARRISH PARK REPORTED WIND GUST
TO 51 MPH FROM THE WEST.
&&
PAGSpecial weather statement, Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
425 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
FLZ047-053-147-152130-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
425 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY AND
EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.
AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER EASTERN
OSCEOLA COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE STORMS WILL PUSH QUICKLY THROUGH EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY AND INTO
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY BETWEEN NOW AND 530 PM EDT.
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.
LAT...LON 2787 8124 2835 8108 2835 8087 2840 8088
2845 8077 2841 8074 2847 8065 2847 8064
2841 8065 2843 8061 2849 8061 2852 8055
2845 8052 2843 8056 2840 8059 2825 8060
2807 8056 2786 8045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 268DEG 34KT 2834 8091 2794 8110
ULRICHLocal storm report, Apr 15, 5:21 PM EDT, 7 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 15, 4:06 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MLB | Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 4 days | |
| Apr 15, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Seminole | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 95 min | |
| Apr 15, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 80 min | |
| Apr 15, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 88 min |
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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.