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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 31, 2016Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2016, 11:43 PM EDT for Brevard County, Indian River County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 31, 2016, 11:43 PM EDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2016, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL

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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 31, 9:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 9:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 8:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
830 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-011000-
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-
830 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
CONTINUED MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH,
AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES, BRIEF PASSING HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35
TO 45 MPH. HEAD INDOORS IF SKIES LOOK THREATENING, OR YOU HEAR
THUNDER.

IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS...A FEW STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
ACQUIRING ROTATION DUE TO SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR VALUES...WHICH COULD
PRODUCE A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO.

.FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
DUE TO THE TRAINING OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS.
THIS CAN LEAD TO STANDING WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND ON ROADWAYS.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND POINTS WELL INLAND. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ON AREA
LAKES, THE INTRACOASTAL WATER WAYS, AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.

.WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WATERSPOUTS TONIGHT.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL COMBINE WITH
SEAS UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET AND PRODUCE POOR BOATING CONDITIONS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE, LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF, IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM
WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ON THURSDAY, AND THEN MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT.

VERY MOIST AIR ON THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDE OF HERMINE WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH
THURSDAY, WITH THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM THE SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. THERE ALSO EXISTS A RISK FOR INCREASINGLY GUSTY WINDS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES AS THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM APPROACHES FLORIDA,
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE
DEVELOPING SYSTEM. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, AND FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

SEDLOCK

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 7:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 10:46 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 31, 11:02 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 31, 11:29 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1129 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

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

0428 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSW COCOA BEACH       28.31N 80.63W
08/31/2016  M46 MPH          BREVARD            FL   AIRPLANE PILOT

            WEATHERFLOW SITE XCOA MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 46 MPH / 40
            KTS FROM THE SSW.

&&

JC
Local storm report, Aug 31, 11:41 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1141 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

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

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     VERO BEACH AIRPORT      27.66N 80.41W
08/31/2016  M39.00 MPH       INDIAN RIVER       FL   ASOS

            VERO BEACH AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 39 MPH/34
            KTS FROM THE SSW.

&&

JC
Special weather statement, Aug 31, 11:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1143 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

FLZ047-054-010415-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
1143 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN
BREVARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT...

AT 1142 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BLUE CYPRESS LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALM BAY...MELBOURNE...ROCKLEDGE...SEBASTIAN AND VERO BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2756 8047 2774 8085 2819 8086 2836 8061
      2834 8062 2834 8061 2836 8060 2839 8056
      2834 8057 2813 8054 2763 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 206DEG 28KT 2774 8068

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie59 min
Aug 31, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Sep 1, 4:07 AM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMLB42 hr
Sep 1, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River55 min
Sep 1, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSaint Lucie49 min
Sep 1, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange50 min
Sep 1, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola42 min
Sep 1, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole45 min
Sep 1, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB84 min
Sep 1, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange37 min
Sep 1, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Orange25 min
Sep 1, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB66 min
Sep 1, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee46 min
Sep 1, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB59 min
Sep 1, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBLake, Seminole, Volusia39 min
Sep 1, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WarningMLBVolusia36 min
Sep 1, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB85 min
Sep 1, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Saint Lucie67 min
Sep 1, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola46 min
Sep 1, 4:28 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningMLB23 hr
Sep 1, 4:41 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia23 hr
Sep 1, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMLBBrevard, Volusia53 min
Sep 1, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB54 min

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