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Small Craft Advisory 16, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 23, 2016

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 4:11 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2016, 4:11 AM EST (09:11 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2016, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

The text

As transmitted.

599 
WHUS72 KMLB 230911
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
411 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

AMZ570-572-575-232130-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160223T2100Z-160225T1500Z/
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-
411 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY INCREASING AROUND 20
  KNOTS BY THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
  THEN 7 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUILDING UP TO 9
  FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-232130-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160224T1200Z-160225T1500Z/
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-
411 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY
  BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
009 
WHUS72 KMLB 232042
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
342 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

AMZ570-572-575-242130-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160223T2100Z-160226T0900Z/
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-
342 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 25
  KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO GALE FORCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET THROUGH MID AFTERNOON 
  THEN 7 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUILDING UP TO 
  9 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-242130-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160224T1200Z-160226T0900Z/
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-
342 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY
  BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
755 
WHUS72 KMLB 240815
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

AMZ570-572-242130-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.GL.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
  AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
  NUMEROUS GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET TODAY BUILDING UP TO 9
  FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-242130-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.160224T1500Z-160226T0900Z/
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-
315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING WEST
  20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ575-242130-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0900Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
315 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 25
  KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET THEN BUILDING 7 TO 8 FEET
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
330 
WHUS72 KMLB 242255
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

AMZ570-572-260900-
/O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.160225T1500Z-160226T0900Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN
  DECREASE SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS UP TO 7 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-575-260900-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0900Z/
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-
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
555 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
  NIGHT. 

* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
908 
WHUS72 KMLB 250909
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

AMZ570-572-251500-
/O.CON.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.160225T1500Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY OUT OF
  THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-251500-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
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-
409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ575-251500-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
409 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
997 
WHUS72 KMLB 251504
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

AMZ570-572-252100-
/O.EXP.KMLB.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ550-552-555-252100-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
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-
1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ575-252100-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
1004 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
453 
WHUS72 KMLB 251755
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1255 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

AMZ550-552-555-260300-
/O.EXT.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0300Z/
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-
1255 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ575-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
1255 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ570-572-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
1255 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

67
972 
WHUS72 KMLB 260306
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1006 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

AMZ550-552-555-260415-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T0300Z/
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-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
LATE TONIGHT. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT VENTURING OFFSHORE SHOULD
CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

$$

AMZ575-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ570-572-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
1006 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
052 
WHUS72 KMLB 260851
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
351 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

AMZ575-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
351 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ570-572-261500-
/O.CON.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
351 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
571 
WHUS72 KMLB 261500
MWWMLB

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1000 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

AMZ575-261600-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-
1000 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

AMZ570-572-261600-
/O.EXP.KMLB.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160226T1500Z/
FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA-
BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM-
1000 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 22, 9:20 PM EST, 6 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 9:20 PM EST, 6 hours 51 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
920 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016

.DISCUSSION...

...STRONG/SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...
...DETERIORATING BOATING CONDITIONS STARTING LATE TONIGHT...

CURRENTLY-TONIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AS A REMNANT OF INTERIOR BREEZE
COLLISIONS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY AND METRO
ORLANDO THROUGH 11 PM. EXPECT LINGERING MID TO UPPER CLOUDINESS
ALONG WITH MILDER OVERNIGHT LOWS THAN PREVIOUS NIGHTS. DEEP LAYER
SLY WIND FLOW WILL BRING HIGHER MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THE FORECAST
HAS BEEN UPDATED TO LOWER PCPN CHCS TO ISOLD AREAWIDE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.

PREV DISC...TUE...LITTLE CHANGE INDICATED BY GUIDANCE. SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS VICINITY OF THE
ARKLATEX REGION. SOME LOW CLOUDS MAY LINGER IN THE MORNING...THEN
THE BREEZY SOUTHERLY FLOW AND PARTIAL SUNSHINE WILL BOOST TEMPS INTO
THE LOWER 80S AND POSSIBLY MID 80S IN A FEW SPOTS. MOISTURE LEVELS
DO NOT LOOK GREAT BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A POTENTIAL FOR DEEP
CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL MAINTAIN POPS 40-50 PERCENT DURING
THIS TIME. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE ALOFT NOTED IN THE MODELS
AND UNLIKELINESS OF AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE...THINK THAT THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES.

TUE NGT-WED... GFS/WRF/ECMWF ALL QUITE CONSISTENT WITH
EVOLUTION...PLACEMENT...AND TIMING OF APPROACH/PASSAGE OF MID/UPPER
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. MID-LEVEL CUT-OFF FORMS OVER TX
TUE THEN MOVES EAST/NORTHEAST INTO TN/KY BY LATE WED. STRONG COLD
FRONT CROSSES CWA LATE WED AFTERNOON/EVENING. INCREASING LOW LEVEL
SOUTHERLY FLOW TRANSPORTS INCREASINGLY WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS NORTH
INTO REGION...WITH 1.25-1.5 INCH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES TUE NIGHT-
WED...AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS RECOVERING TO THE MID...PERHAPS UPPER
60S.

EXPECT RELATIVE LULL OF PRECIP TUE NIGHT AS FORCING/LIFT MOSTLY
LACKING...ALTHOUGH MOIST SW FLOW ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE MAY
LOCALLY GENERATE REGION OF SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERNMOST CWA. MAX
TEMPS LOW/MID 80S TUE AND OVERNIGHT MINS MID 60S.

WHILE SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT AND SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK FAR TO THE
NORTH OF CWA WED...50 KT SW FLOW AT 850 MB LIKELY TO TRANSIT
NORTHERN PENINSULA WED MID DAY-AFTERNOON...INCLUDING LAKE/VOLUSIA
COUNTIES WITH 35-40 KT FARTHER SOUTH...WITH NOSE OF 120 KT UPPER
JET APPROACHING REGION. WHILE SURFACE FLOW WILL VEER TO SSW/SW
WED...SHORT PERIOD OF 200-250 M2/S2 HELICITIES POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN CWA...COINCIDENT WITH EXPECTED TIMING OF PREFRONTAL
CONVECTIVE LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG SW BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW
SHOULD ALLOWS TEMPS TO REACH 80 DEGREES PLUS EVEN WITH EXTENSIVE
CLOUD COVER...LEADING TO CAPE OF 500-1000 J/KG IN ABSENCE OF
WIDESPREAD PRECIP COVERAGE. THUS...SEVERE THREAT WILL EXIST FOR
ENTIRE CWA...WITH GREATEST CONCERN ACROSS NORTHERN THIRD...WITH
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. HAVE INDICATED
HIGHEST POPS...60 PERCENT ACROSS NORTH CWA WED...DROPPING TO
SOUTHERN CWA DURING AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH 40-50 PERCENT COVERAGE.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT.

THU-SUN...POST FRONTAL COLD/DRY ADVECTION WILL OCCUR THU...WITH
REINFORCING FRONT LATE THU...RESULTING IN SEVERAL DAYS OF
QUIET/COOL WX. MAX TEMPS MAINLY IN THE 60S THU-SAT...WITH WARMING
TREND INTO THE LOWER 70S SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WORKS EAST
INTO FL. MINS MAINLY IN THE 40S...WITH ALONG SHORE TO WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT LIKELY TO LIMIT TEMP FALL
ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...MAINLY VFR TONIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. OCNL CEILINGS NR 4-
5KFT. LOCAL MVFR COULD OCCUR FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. MORNING CLOUDS
SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PARTIAL SUNSHINE ON TUE...SO ENOUGH
DESTABILIZATION IS EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON TO GENERATE SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT-TUE...CONDITIONS WILL START TO DETERIORATE DURING THIS
PERIOD AS SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE. WILL CARRY AN
EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENT OFFSHORE (GULF STREAM) TONIGHT FOR
SOUTH WINDS 15-20 KNOTS. ADVISORY CONDITIONS LOOK PROBABLE
OFFSHORE TUE NIGHT.

WED-FRI...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WED AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT AND EXPECT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER ALL OF THE
WATERS. BAND OF STRONG STORMS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT WED INTO WED
EVENING. STRONG/GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KICK IN BEHIND THE
FRONT WED NIGHT AND CONTINUE THU. ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
OVER ALL OF THE WATERS WED-THU...ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE. WINDS/SEAS
ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI BUT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
SHOULD LINGER OFFSHORE.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.

&&

JP/DKW
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 6:05 PM EST, 10 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
605 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-231030-
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-
605 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...BUILDING SEAS TO 6 FEET. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION IF VENTURING INTO THESE WATERS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
LONG PERIOD EAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE AT THE BEACHES TUESDAY WITH
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING STORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THEN INCREASING WIND FIELDS AND SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
SHEAR WILL PRODUCE A RISK OF ORGANIZED STORMS WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND A FEW TORNADOES.

BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TUESDAY AND BECOME
HAZARDOUS WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THIS FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PRODUCE STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

WEITLICH

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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.