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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2015, 2:03 PM EDT for Brevard County, Seminole County, Florida. It was in force for 57 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, 2:03 PM EDT (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
Counties Brevard County, FL, Seminole County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1141 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 3 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, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 1, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
202 PM EDT SAT AUG 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0158 PM TSTM WND GST MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.10N 80.64W
08/01/2015 M39 MPH BREVARD FL ASOS
&&
PGSpecial weather statement, Aug 1, 2:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
203 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
FLZ045>047-053-141-147-011900-
OSCEOLA FL-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-ORANGE FL-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY FL-SEMINOLE FL-
203 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BREVARD...SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA...NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA AND EASTERN SEMINOLE
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 202 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EDGEWATER TO AVALON PARK TO
NEAR PALM BAY...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...PALM BAY...MELBOURNE...TITUSVILLE AND OVIEDO.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 2846 8052 2838 8063 2841 8059 2859 8072
2795 8050 2808 8058 2808 8060 2795 8053
2794 8090 2845 8131 2910 8096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 261DEG 17KT 2899 8089 2850 8114 2794 8073
LASCODYThe 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, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee, Osceola | 64 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.