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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL

February 7, 2017Lake County, Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Feb 7, 2017, 10:55 PM EST for Lake County, Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2017, 10:55 PM EST (03:55 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Lake County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2017-02-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 433 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 2017-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
433 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1356 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

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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 Feb 7, 10:38 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 10:38 PM EST, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 5:11 PM EST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
511 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2017

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-081000-
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-
511 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Isolated thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon and
toward sunset, especially with any boundary collisions that occur
with the east coast sea breeze from the Cape southward.

A band of showers and storms is then expected to approach Lake
and Volusia counties near to just after midnight and continue
southeastward, as it gradually weakens across east central Florida
overnight. A few stronger storms will be possible as this line of
convection moves into Lake and Volusia counties and through the
I-4 corridor. The main storm threats with this system will be
dangerous cloud to ground lightning, strong wind gusts up to 40 to
50 mph and small hail.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
Isolated storms may push offshore, mainly from the Cape southward
late this afternoon and toward sunset, producing wind gusts near
35 knots.

Additional storms approaching Lake and Volusia counties near to
just after midnight will move quickly east to northeast and off
the coast of east central Florida, as the line of convection
shifts southeastward and gradually weakens overnight. Any storms
associated with this system will also be capable of producing wind
gusts of 35 knots or greater, especially as they move offshore
from the Cape northward.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
Winds will increase out of the south to southwest up to 15 to 20
knots offshore from the Cape northward into tonight. Small craft
should exercise caution if venturing into these waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
Poor to hazardous boating conditions are expected late in the week
behind a cold front that is expected to move through on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters near to north of the Orlando Metro area are requested to
monitor the weather and self activate if needed later tonight.

Weitlich

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 9:16 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 7, 10:55 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 11:01 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB89 min
Feb 7, 11:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake, Orange, Seminole, Volusia66 min
Feb 8, 1:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole60 min
Feb 8, 1:06 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMLB114 min
Feb 8, 4:06 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB57 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.