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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 25, 2014Martin County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 25, 2014, 4:17 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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: Jun 25, 2014, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2014, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

County Martin County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jun 25, 3:55 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:55 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:32 AM EDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
432 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-252000-
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-
432 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THOUGH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE A LITTLE DRIER TODAY THAN PREVIOUS
DAYS...AMPLE MOISTURE REMAINS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
LIGHTNING STORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DRIER AIR WILL
ENHANCE STORM DOWNDRAFTS...AND A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15
MPH.

THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL.

PERSONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO HEAD INDOORS IF SKIES LOOK
THREATENING. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE ONSET OF RAINFALL BEFORE SEEKING
SHELTER. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM AN APPROACHING
STORM.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
WILL MOVE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS...AFFECTING
INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL
AND NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG
THE INTRACOASTAL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA
BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. ANY STORM TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS IN ADDITION TO CHOPPY
SEAS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER STRIKES.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL COUPLED WITH AN APPROACHING LOW
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WILL RESULT IN A LOW TO MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH THE BEACH PATROL FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS...AND SWIM ONLY WITHIN
SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD. NEVER SWIM ALONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS
AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED.

MOSES

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 3:43 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
343 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

FLZ059-064-252015-
MARTIN-ST. LUCIE-
343 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTHWESTERN MARTIN
COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.

AT 343 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

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
STORMS PASS.

LAT...LON 2710 8067 2712 8068 2719 8068 2732 8064
      2724 8044 2705 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 198DEG 7KT 2717 8058

JP

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
417 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

FLZ059-064-252045-
MARTIN-ST. LUCIE-
417 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTHWESTERN MARTIN
COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.

AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER
NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS SLOW AND ERRATIC.

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 2711 8067 2720 8068 2726 8068 2727 8067
      2727 8053 2716 8049 2710 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 289DEG 4KT 2718 8062

KELLY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin	32 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.