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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2015, 12:11 PM EDT for Okeechobee County, Osceola County, Florida. It was in force for 64 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
- Aug 1, 2015, 12:11 PM EDT (16:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2015, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Okeechobee County, FL, Osceola County, FL
The radar
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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 Aug 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 502 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-012300- 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- 502 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ONGOING SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS WEST FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY PUSH EASTWARD THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH NUMEROUS BOUNDARY COLLISIONS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS THAT MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG STORM OUTFLOWS AND BOUNDARY COLLISIONS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ACTIVITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A SMALL EASTERLY SWELL ALONG WITH THE FULL MOON WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL AND A LOW THREAT ALONG THE BREVARD AND TREASURE COASTS. THE THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 34 KNOTS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MARINERS SHOULD REMEMBER THAT STRONG WINDS MAY ARRIVE WELL AHEAD OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING. INLAND LAKES ARE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE EFFECTS OF STRONG STORMS AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY DEVELOP OVER LAKES WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR WELL BEFORE A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE AND NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET WILL PROMOTE POOR BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION HERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL KEEP THE COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON STORMS GREATER THAN NORMAL SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LOWER BUT MORE SEASONAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS RETURNS TO THE FORECAST FROM MID WEEK INTO LAKE WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. SEDLOCK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake, Orange | 56 min |
| Aug 1, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Saint Lucie and 2 more | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 112 min | |
| Aug 1, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard, Seminole | 57 min |
| Aug 1, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 58 min | |
| Aug 1, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 26 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.