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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 15, 2016Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this high surf advisory at Apr 15, 2016, 10:09 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2016, 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -103 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
889 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

384 
WHUS42 KMLB 160209
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1009 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ047-141-147-170000-
/O.CAN.KMLB.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-160416T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.160416T0209Z-160417T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
1009 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 25 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL
  BUILD SURF ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE
  BEACHES OVERNIGHT INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...THE HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE BREVARD AND VOLUSIA
  COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY
  THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND
  AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A
  HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

VOLKMER
5 follow-up statements
077 
WHUS42 KMLB 160738
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ054-059-064-170000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0019.160416T0800Z-160417T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BUILD SURF
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET
  DEVELOPING IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH SUNSET.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE TREASURE COAST BEACHES
  THROUGH SUNSET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AROUND 430 AM
  THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY 
  THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND 
  AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A 
  HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

FLZ047-141-147-170000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0019.160416T0800Z-160417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
338 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BUILD SURF
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET
  IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH SUNSET.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE TREASURE COAST BEACHES
  THROUGH SUNSET. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AROUND 430 AM
  THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY 
  THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND 
  AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A 
  HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$
896 
WHUS42 KMLB 161950
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-171400-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160417T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-160417T0000Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
350 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WILL BUILD
  SURF ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 AND 7
  FEET IN THE SURF ZONE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE SPACE AND TREASURE COAST
  BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR
  AROUND 500 PM THIS EVENING AND AROUND 530 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED THAT COULD RUN UP
  TO THE DUNES. COASTAL EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
  LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
  TIME. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING
  THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
403 
WHUS42 KMLB 170804
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
404 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
SATURDAY...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-180000-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0020.160417T1200Z-160418T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0300Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
404 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM MONDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS AROUND 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH
  WILL BUILD SURF ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES
  BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT THE VOLUSIA...SPACE AND TREASURE
  COAST BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL
  OCCUR AROUND 530 AM THIS MORNING....600 PM THIS EVENING...AND
  BETWEEN 600 AND 630 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED THAT COULD RUN UP TO
  THE DUNES. MINOR COASTAL EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
  TIME. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. LARGE BREAKING
  WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...WITH THE
  POTENTIAL TO KNOCK SWIMMERS OFF THEIR FEET AND MAKING THEM EVEN
  MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$
835 
WHUS42 KMLB 180125
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
925 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST INTO
MONDAY...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-181030-
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0300Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
925 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BUILD SURF
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET
  IN THE SURF ZONE.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES
  THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED THAT COULD RUN UP 
  TO THE DUNES. MINOR COASTAL EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND THE 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIME. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. 
  LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE 
  SURF...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO KNOCK SWIMMERS OFF THEIR FEET AND 
  MAKING THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP 
  CURRENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

15
539 
WHUS42 KMLB 180753
CFWMLB

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
353 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016

...HIGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-190300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0021.160418T1200Z-160419T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160419T0300Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
353 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF...ONSHORE WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL BUILD SURF 
  ALONG THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET 
  IN THE SURF ZONE. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES
  THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 6:00 AND 6:30 AM THIS MORNING AND AROUND 6:30 PM THIS
  EVENING.  

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED THAT COULD RUN UP 
  TO THE DUNES. MINOR COASTAL EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND AROUND THE 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIME. NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. 
  LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE ENTERING THE 
  SURF...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO KNOCK SWIMMERS OFF THEIR FEET AND 
  MAKING THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP 
  CURRENT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LARGE POUNDING WAVES...LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Apr 15, 7:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 7:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
752 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...DETERIORATING BOATING AND BEACH CONDITIONS INTO SATURDAY...

.UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE. FORECASTS AND PRODUCTS WERE UPDATED
AROUND 7 PM TO EXPIRE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF E CENTRAL FL. ISOLATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE INTO LATE
EVENING BEFORE DIMININISHING TO SHOWER CHANCES OVERNIGHT.

HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS HAVE REACHED BUOY 41009 UP TO 9 FEET AT 7
PM. ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED FOR THE BREVARD/VOLUSIA COASTS OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. SOME WAVE RUNUP TO THE DUNES IS EXPECTED.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT-SAT...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE THIS
MORNING NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE
BOUNDARY HAS SERVED AS A RAPID TRANSITION TO MORE UNSTABLE MOIST
AIR OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA. AFTERNOON STORMS
ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST WILL PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
AMOUNTS WITH NUISANCE FLOODING INTO THE EVENING. THERE REMAINS A
THREAT OF SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
THE BOUNDARY AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN PLACE THROUGH 10
PM WILL BE ABLE TO BE TRIMMED IN AREAL EXTENT DURING THIS AFTERNOON.
ONGOING SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE THIS
EVENING WHILE TRANSITIONING LARGELY OFFSHORE.

SAT-SUN...(FROM PREV DISC...)LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR TO
JUST NORTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE NUDGES SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. COAST. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT NORTH
OF THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY INTO SATURDAY AFT...WITH BREEZY (POTENTIALLY
WINDY) CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. RAIN CHANCES REMAIN ELEVATED
SATURDAY...UP TO 50-60 PERCENT DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE NEAR THE
FRONT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FL COMBINED WITH INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW
TRANSPORTING SHOWERS ONSHORE FROM BREVARD NORTHWARD. TEMPS WILL
REMAIN COOL ALOFT WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW STORMS SATURDAY AFT.
POPS THEN DECREASE INTO SUNDAY AS DRIER AIR BUILDS IN...BUT
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS ALONG MUCH OF THE
COAST WILL CONTINUE.

HIGHS THIS WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S ALONG THE VOLUSIA
COAST TO UPPER 70S/LOW 80S FARTHER SOUTH AND INLAND. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 60S.

MON-THU...BOTH GFS/ECMWF SHOW HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. SHIFTING GRADUALLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH EARLY TO MID WEEK WITH A
WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT EVENTUALLY REACHING THE AREA BY THURSDAY.
AIRMASS REMAINS FAIRLY DRY WITH RAIN CHANCES REMAINING OUT OF THE
FORECAST MON-WED. INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM WEAK FRONT COMBINED WITH
DEVELOPING S/SE FLOW FROM RIDGE BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY WILL THEN LEAD
TO A RISE IN RAIN CHANCES INTO LATE WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TO START OFF THE WORK WEEK...INCREASING TO NEAR NORMAL
(LOW/MID 80S) BY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
 HAVE INCLUDED TSRA FOR KTIX/KMLB TERMINALS THIS EVENING BASED ON
RADAR TRENDS. SOME MVFR CIGS ACROSS NRN TERMINALS MAINLY TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS FOR NRN
TERMINALS INTO SATURDAY WITH A CHC FOR SHRA.

&&

.MARINE...LITTLE CHANGE TO MARINE DISC FOR THIS UPDATE. SEVERE
WATCH REMOVED WITH EARLY EVENING CWF UPDATE.

***USERS NOTE***: A LARGE WIND/WAVE SURGE WAS MEASURED AT BUOY010
 AROUND MIDDAY...RISING FROM 7FT TO 13FT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANYED BY
 A LARGE SWING IN SURFACE PRESSURE. THIS INDICATES A HIGH
 POTENTIAL FOR A RAPID ONSET OF LARGE/LONG PD WAVES. THIS SURGE
 WILL WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THRU THE REMAINDER
 OF TODAY... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. TIMING TO
 IMPACT THE COAST OF BREVARD AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES WILL CONTINNUE
 INTO LATE EVENING.

TONIGHT-SATURDAY...FRESH TO STRONG NE WIND SURGE WORKING ITS WAY
INTO THE LCL ATLC WITH CAUTIONARY CONDITIONS REALIZED AT BUOY009...
BUOY010 VERIFIYING 25-30KT ENE BREEZE WITH SEAS JUMPING FROM 7FT
TO 13FT JUST AT MIDDAY. HAVE BUMPED UP THE STARTING TIMES FOR
SCA...STARTING IMMEDIATELY FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY WATERS...AT 16/00Z
FOR BREVARD COUNTY WATERS...AND TREASURE COAST WATERS AT 16/08Z.

SAT NIGHT-SUN...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INTO SATURDAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
NORTH OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHIFTING INTO SOUTH FL. FRESH ONSHORE
BREEZE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE WATERS AND COMBINE
WITH AN ELEVATED NE SWELL TO PRODUCE SEAS UP TO 9-11 FEET
OFFSHORE. SCA WILL CONTINUE OVER VOLUSIA WATERS AND OFFSHORE
BREVARD COUNTY THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY...EXPANDING OVER THE
ENTIRE WATERS BY LATE SATURDAY AFT AND REMAINING IN EFFECT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT.

MON-TUE...MODERATE NORTHEAST BREEZE MONDAY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
INTO TUESDAY...BUT SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED UP TO 9-11
FEET MONDAY AND 7-9 FEET TUESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE POOR TO
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE WATERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB  68  75  63  75 /  30  50  30  10
MCO  66  80  64  80 /  40  50  20  10
MLB  68  78  67  77 /  50  60  30  20
VRB  66  80  67  78 /  50  60  30  20
LEE  65  79  61  79 /  30  50  20  10
SFB  65  78  61  78 /  40  50  20  10
ORL  66  79  63  78 /  40  50  20  10
FPR  66  80  68  78 /  50  70  40  20

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA
     COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR FLAGLER BEACH TO
     VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-FLAGLER BEACH TO
     VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR VOLUSIA-BREVARD
     COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA-BREVARD
     COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM-SEBASTIAN INLET TO
     JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...VOLKMER
RADAR/IMPACT WX...SHARP
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 7:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
744 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-161145-
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-
744 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED.
THERE REMAINS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND PERHAPS AN
ISOLATED STORM HERE AND THERE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCAL RAINFALL OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES FROM EARLIER STORMS...
OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTH OSCEOLA COUNTY THROUGH NORTH OKEECHOBEE
AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES...IS SLOWLY DRAINING AND RECEDING.

.COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
CAPE CANAVERAL BUOY 41010 MEASURED A RAPID SURGE IN WAVE HEIGHTS
MIDDAY FRIDAY...INCREASING FROM 7 FEET AT 11 AM TO 13 FEET AT 1
PM. THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY RAPID INCREASE AND THUS SIGNALS A
FOCUSED POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

INCREASING SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BREVARD AND VOLUSIA
COUNTY COASTLINES THIS EVENING. LARGE BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY THAT COULD RUN UP TO THE DUNE LINES. SOME COASTAL
EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH OVER THE
WATERS THROUGH SEBASTIAN INLET TO THE TREASURE COAST OVERNIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL DETERIORATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...WITH SEAS BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 9 TO 11
FEET OFFSHORE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND. BEACH CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BECOME DANGEROUS...WITH ROUGH POUNDING SURF AND NUMEROUS STRONG
RIP CURRENTS QUITE LIKELY.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STORMS ON
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED THIS EVENING FOR
STORMS.

HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF UNUSUALLY ADVERSE SURF CONDITIONS ALONG
THE BEACHES SHOULD BE PASSED ALONG TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN MELBOURNE.

DWS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
425 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

FLZ064-152115-
MARTIN FL-
425 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM EDT...

AT 424 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HOBE SOUND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JUPITER ISLAND...HOBE SOUND...JONATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK...HOBE SOUND
BEACH AND HOBE SOUND WILDLIFE REFUGE.

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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2700 8007 2702 8020 2711 8020 2713 8011
      2706 8008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 269DEG 9KT 2707 8013

15
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
431 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

FLZ053-054-058-152130-
OSCEOLA FL-OKEECHOBEE FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
431 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OKEECHOBEE...WESTERN
INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 430 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF KISSIMMEE PRARIE PRESERVE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF LAKE MARIAN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUE CYPRESS LAKE AND KISSIMMEE PRARIE PRESERVE.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MELBOURNE.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2757 8068 2756 8118 2760 8114 2764 8114
      2765 8113 2766 8113 2768 8115 2771 8115
      2773 8117 2774 8116 2775 8117 2781 8069
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 263DEG 25KT 2766 8117

DWS
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
437 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

FLZ059-152130-
ST. LUCIE FL-
437 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM
EDT...

AT 433 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF FORT PIERCE
APPROACHING INTERSTATE 95 FROM...MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT SAINT LUCIE...WALTON...FORT PIERCE...SAINT LUCIE NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT AND WHITE CITY.

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 THESE
STORM PASS.

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 THESE STORMS...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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2722 8018 2724 8019 2723 8019 2722 8021
      2726 8023 2726 8028 2722 8028 2722 8066
      2754 8066 2755 8030 2722 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 263DEG 25KT 2731 8056

DWS
Local storm report, Apr 15, 5:09 PM EDT, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
509 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             4 N JUPITER             26.98N 80.11W
04/15/2016  E1.50 INCH       MARTIN             FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JCP
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 5:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
520 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

FLZ047-053-054-152215-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-OSCEOLA FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
520 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN INDIAN RIVER...
SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM
EDT...

AT 518 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTH OF LAKE MARIAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STORMS
WERE ALSO DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALM BAY...FELLSMERE...LAKE MARIAN...KENANSVILLE AND BLUE CYPRESS LAKE.

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 THESE
STORM PASS.

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 THESE STORMS...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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2769 8114 2794 8114 2794 8063 2766 8053
      2767 8081
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 273DEG 18KT 2776 8108

DWS
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 5:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
556 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

FLZ144-152300-
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-
556 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM EDT...

AT 555 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BUSHNELL...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVELAND...MASCOTTE...HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS...FERNDALE AND CLERMONT.

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 2878 8195 2878 8192 2872 8167 2836 8167
      2849 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 287DEG 17KT 2872 8209

DWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River52 min
Apr 15, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard30 min
Apr 16, 3:30 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryMLBLake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia17 hr
Apr 16, 3:38 AM EDTRip Current StatementMLBVolusia16 hr

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Sources

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