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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

July 8, 2016Orange County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2016, 8:25 PM EDT for Orange County, Florida. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2016, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

County Orange County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 8, 3:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
315 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

.DISCUSSION...

...Hot temperatures and below normal rain chances will continue
through the weekend...

Tonight...Sea breeze boundary interactions should favor the interior
in the very late afternoon and evening and will keep 20-30 pct rain
chances through around 8 pm. Will see some lingering showers/storms
into late evening with very slow moving storms as steering flow
collapses with activity ending into late evening. Muggy lows are
expected overnight in the mid to upper 70s.

Sat-Sun...12z model guidance supports lower than normal rain chances
this weekend and above normal temperatures. For Saturday the mid
level ridge will remain across the srn peninsula with the sfc ridge
axis near Lake Okeechobee. GFS has considerable dry air in the h8-h7
layer which will not be conducive for much more than isolated mid to
late afternoon storms focusing toward the interior by late in the
day as the east and west coast sea breeze boundaries move well
inland. Highs into the lower to mid 90s coast and mid to upper 90s
across the interior. Slightly higher moisture levels by Sunday
afternoon may support slight more coverage of late afternoon storms
but will keep POPs from 20-30 percent with highs maybe a deg or two
below Saturday's readings but still into the mid 90s for the
interior. Overnight lows this weekend mainly in the mid 70s.

Extended...Models continue to lift the axis of the western Atlantic
ridge further to the north early next week. Moisture levels remain
unimpressive, though most of the globals suggest a slight increase
in precipitable water can be expected. Isolated to scattered
coverage expected with higher chances of mid/late afternoon storms
across the interior continuing. Storms should not be particularly
strong as notable cooling/drying aloft is not anticipated over the
next 5 to 6 days.

&&

.AVIATION...
Isold SHRA/TSRA may affect interior terminals into early evening
with additional storms developing as west and east coast sea breeze
boundaries move toward the interior. Have included VCTS for interior
TAF sites for this expected convection. Should be mainly VFR past
03z and overnight with low SHRA/TSRA chcs again expected for Sat.

&&

.MARINE...
Tonight...Southerly winds will become SW overnight to 10-15 knots
offshore with seas up to 3 ft. Could see redevelopment of isolated
late night showers/storms across the Gulf stream waters north of the
Cape.

Sat-Sun...S-SW winds Sat will become more southerly Sunday with SE
winds to 10-15 knots developing near the coast each afternoon with
the east coast sea breeze circulation. Most of the afternoon
showers/storms will remain over the mainland with seas to 2 ft near
shore and 3 ft offshore.

Mon-Wed...The ATLC ridge axis will shift slowly northward early next
week allowing southerly winds Monday to become southeast across the
waters by Wed. Seas generally 2-3 ft through the period.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB  76  95  75  93 /  20  20  10  20
MCO  76  96  75  95 /  20  20  10  30
MLB  76  93  76  91 /  10  20  10  20
VRB  75  93  74  91 /  10  10  10  20
LEE  78  96  77  95 /  20  20  10  20
SFB  78  97  77  95 /  20  20  10  30
ORL  78  97  77  94 /  20  20  10  30
FPR  73  92  74  91 /  10  10  10  20

&&

.MLB Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...None.
AM...None.
&&

SHORT/MID/LONG TERM...Volkmer
AVIATION/IMPACT WX...Bragaw/Sedlock
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:18 AM EDT, 17 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
318 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-082000-
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-
318 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND AND INTERACTS WITH LAKE BREEZES AND
EVENTUALLY THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. HIGHEST STORM
CHANCES WILL EXIST MAINLY FROM METRO ORLANDO WESTWARD AND NEAR THE
I-4 CORRIDOR. STORM MOTION WILL BE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST TO
EAST AT 5-10 MPH.

THE MAIN THREATS WITH STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING,
WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OF 1 TO
2 INCHES. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER, STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND HEAD
INDOORS.

.EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT...
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID 90S AND
HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 103 TO 107
THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS OUT OF THE UNSHADED SUN.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE GREATEST
THREAT WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS.
ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER INLAND LAKES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS. A FEW STORMS
MAY PUSH OFFSHORE NORTH OF MOSQUITO LAGOON AND VOLUSIA COUNTY
EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO
SCATTERED BY THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS. ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL HEAVY
RAINFALL, STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

PENDERGRAST

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:34 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMLBOsceola11 min
Jul 9, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB91 min
Jul 9, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola43 min
Jul 9, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange60 min
Jul 9, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBSeminole39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.