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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

July 6, 2015Lake County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2015, 2:33 PM EDT for Lake County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2015, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Lake County, FL

The radar

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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 Jul 6, 9:30 AM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 9:30 AM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 11:25 AM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1125 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-062200-
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM-
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
1125 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
DATA FROM THIS MORNINGS WEATHER BALLOON SHOWS SOME DRIER AIR IN THE
LOW LEVELS SO THIS WILL DELAY THE ONSET OF CONVECTION. BUT THE
AIRMASS WILL BECOME SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON TO ALLOW
SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG SEA AND LAKE BREEZE
BOUNDARIES. STORM CHANCES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER OVER THE INTERIOR
AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES TODAY AND THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO LINGER
INTO EARLY EVENING.

STORM MOTION TODAY WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10
MPH. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...HAIL UP TO
DIME OR PENNY SIZE...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD.

MOVE INDOORS TO SAFETY IF SKIES LOOK THREATENING...AND IF THUNDER
ROARS HEAD INDOORS.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
TODAYS STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS ABOVE
34 KNOTS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ON INLAND LAKES...AS WELL AS THE
INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...MAINLY OFFSHORE
VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES. BOATERS SHOULD WATCH FOR STORMS
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TODAY.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE THREAT FOR
RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST
FROM JUST AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH ABOUT 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
TIDAL EFFECTS. TO LESSEN YOUR CHANCE FOR BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM
ALONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THROUGH MID WEEK...BECOMING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED FROM
ABOUT THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS THE PREVAILING FLOW BECOMES
MORE EASTERLY AND THE LOCAL AIR MASS BECOMES DRIER. THE PRIMARY
THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.

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

KELLY/CRISTALDI

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
233 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

FLZ044-061900-
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-
233 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST LAKE COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM EDT...

AT 232 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE VILLAGES...NEARLY STATIONARY.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LADY LAKE...EMERALDA...THE VILLAGES AND FRUITLAND PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE
LIMBS...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS SOMETIMES OCCUR WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...
ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8182 2878 8190 2878 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 005DEG 9KT 2891 8199

KELLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia50 min
Jul 6, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia45 min
Jul 6, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBVolusia31 min
Jul 6, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Seminole, Volusia87 min
Jul 6, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBMartin50 min
Jul 6, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola58 min
Jul 6, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee48 min
Jul 6, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB83 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.