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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 4, 2015, 4:14 PM EDT for Martin County, Florida. It was in force for 46 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
- Sep 4, 2015, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Martin County, FL
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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 Sep 4, 4:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 4:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1007 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-050000- 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- 1007 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... GREATER MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL LEAD TO A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER ACROSS AREAS FROM LAKE TO VOLUSIA COUNTIES MAY LIMIT HEATING AND INSTABILITY TODAY. FARTHER SOUTH WHERE SUFFICIENT AFTERNOON HEATING OCCURS... BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AND AMPLE MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED STORMS. COVERAGE OF LIGHTNING STORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG STORMS AS ACTIVITY IS STEERED SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING... WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM 3 PM THROUGH 8 PM. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORM MOTION TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LEAD TO SOME STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BREVARD AND TREASURE COASTS AROUND MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING. INLAND LAKES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA MAY ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS. .WATERSPOUT IMPACT... A BRIEF WATERSPOUT WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE ATLANTIC COAST AND INTRACOASTAL WATERS DUE TO ENHANCED STORM SCALE INFLOW IN DEVELOPING CELLS. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS WITHIN EAST TO SOUTHEAST MOVING COASTAL STORMS WHILE INTERACTING WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FROM EARLY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST JUST WEST OF THE STATE FROM THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL LEAD TO NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL SHOWER AND LIGHTNING STORM CHANCES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. PENDERGRAST/WEITLICH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 1:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 107 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 FLZ047-053-041800- SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-OSCEOLA FL- 107 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 105 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLOPAW...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS ARE LOCATED OVER THE MELBOURNE AREA. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PALM BAY...MELBOURNE...ROCKLEDGE...MALABAR AND CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP. 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. && LAT...LON 2795 8099 2826 8103 2831 8072 2797 8056 TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 345DEG 12KT 2820 8090 WEITLICH
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 2:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 207 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 FLZ053-041845- OSCEOLA FL- 207 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 207 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NARCOOSSEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SAINT CLOUD...HOLOPAW...BUENA VENTURA LAKES AND EAST LAKE TOHO. 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. && LAT...LON 2833 8104 2804 8087 2806 8134 2835 8138 TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 336DEG 22KT 2828 8126 WEITLICH
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 2:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 53 min |
| Sep 4, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| Sep 4, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 61 min |
| Sep 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 25 min |
| Sep 4, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Osceola | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 3:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Orange | 95 min |
| Sep 4, 3:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Sep 4, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 38 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.