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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

June 30, 2014Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2014, 12:41 PM EDT for Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2014, 12:41 PM EDT (16:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2014, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Osceola County, FL

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The text

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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 30, 9:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 9:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 11:55 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1155 AM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-010000-
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-
1155 AM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL MAINTAIN A GENERAL NORTHERLY WIND FLOW. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
WILL EVENTUALLY TRACK ONSHORE AND FARTHER INLAND OVER THE AREA INTO
THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW INLAND MOVING STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG AND
PRODUCE GUSTY 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES.
HIGHEST STORM CHANCES WILL EXIST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CAPE
CANAVERAL TO ORLANDO.

THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR GUSTY SQUALLS TO AROUND 50 MPH OR
SO OVER THE ATLANTIC TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN
BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES.

.FLOOD IMPACT...
A FEW OF THE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY BANDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL PRODUCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SPACE AND TREASURE COASTS
CAUSING CONSIDERABLE STANDING WATER ON SOME ROADWAYS AND AREAS
OF POOR DRAINAGE.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
SCATTERED INLAND MOVING STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. STORM MOTION IS FORECAST TO BE
TOWARD THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT NEAR 20 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN
INCREASING THREAT FOR GUSTY STORMS OR SQUALLS OVER THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON NORTH
OF SEBASTIAN INLET. THIS WILL DRIVE A LONGSHORE CURRENT SOUTHWARD
DOWN THE COAST AND COULD LEAD TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG PIERS
AND JETTIES.

.WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
THERE IS A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE
INTRACOASTAL AND ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE CHOPPY SHORT PERIOD
WAVES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. SMALL
CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MEANDER OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA ON TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING OUT TO THE NORTH
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE MONITORED FOR
POSSIBLE INTENSIFICATION INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE MAIN EFFECTS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME WOULD BE INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME IMPACTS TO COASTAL LAND
AREAS...WITH INCREASING WINDS...SURF...RIP CURRENTS AND GUSTY
SQUALLS MOVING ONSHORE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE COAST ON BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS FOR THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM FROM BOTH THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AND YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND ACTIVATE SKYWARN
NETWORKS SHOULD ANY WARNINGS BE ISSUED. ALSO...PLEASE REPORT ANY
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES.

SEDLOCK/CRISTALDI

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1241 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

FLZ053-301730-
OSCEOLA-
1241 PM EDT MON JUN 30 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER OSCEOLA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 130 PM EDT.

AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM AROUND
POINCIANA TO 6 MILES NORTH OF LAKE MARIAN...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 2806 8144 2802 8138 2806 8137 2807 8135
      2808 8142 2815 8140 2813 8133 2807 8125
      2811 8108 2801 8100 2767 8114 2783 8122
      2785 8130 2792 8132 2794 8135 2800 8139
      2800 8142 2803 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 021DEG 13KT 2800 8136 2796 8128
          2797 8120 2796 8108

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB7 hr

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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.