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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2016, 4:22 PM EDT for Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2016, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Saint Lucie 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 Mar 28, 3:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1007 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-290200- 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 MON MAR 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL PROVIDE THE FUEL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. STORM MOTION TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH IS EXPECTED. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA WILL BE FROM NEAR MELBOURNE SOUTHWARD. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL KEEP A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG OCEAN BEACHES TODAY. IF ENTERING THE SURF...DO SO ONLY NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... ISOLATED STRONG STORMS OVER THE MAINLAND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE EAST AROUND 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE COAST AND INTO THE ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST THREAT AREA WILL BE FROM MELBOURNE SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST ON MOST DAYS THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...BUT BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS COULD PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE STORMS TOO. ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO POOR BOATING CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH INTO LATE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. LASCODY/SEDLOCK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 1:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 129 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 FLZ045-053-281815- OSCEOLA FL-ORANGE FL- 129 PM EDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE AND NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 128 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HUNTERS CREEK...OR NEAR KISSIMMEE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...BAY LAKE...BUENA VENTURA LAKES AND ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT 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. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2827 8160 2838 8161 2853 8119 2833 8107 TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 250DEG 27KT 2836 8147 SEDLOCK
Local storm report, Mar 28, 1:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Mar 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Indian River | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Saint Lucie | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Indian River | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016
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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.