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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2017, 5:55 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 17, 2017, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 732 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jun 17, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 315 PM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .DISCUSSION... ...Above normal rain chances will continue into next week... Current through this evening...Active convection over the Treasure Coast Counties has helped kick an ECSB/outflow boundary combination well inland, while it appears that some low level synoptic backing of the low level winds (apart from any sea breeze influence) has indeed shifted boundaries farther west as was being advertised by the mesomodels. WCSB/outflow generated Convection also starting to impinge on NW Lake and Volusia Counties, although cellular motion has backed to almost due north, at an increasingly slow pace. Based upon these radar and satellite trends, this necessitates dropping back late afternoon POPs for the coastal areas, since the ongoing activity over the SE CWA will continue to be on the wane toward issuance time. Will keep pre-first period likely POPs over the interior owing to expected late afternoon collision and cell propagation in that area, rather than farther eastward. Tonight...Lingering showers/storm for a few hours post sunset, mainly inland, with activity dissipating toward midnight. Small threat for a late night shower/storm along the Saint Lucie/ Martin coast in sultry air mass as flow continues to slightly back. Mins in the L-M70s. Sunday...Very deep moisture will pivot back NW across the central peninsula on the east side of a large developing tropical gyre/ T- wave axis centered well to the SW. Expect a much more active Atlantic sea breeze, with activity pushing steadily inland as low levels continue to back slightly south of the westward-expanding nose of the ridge to the north. POPs will trend from 40-50 along the Volusia coast to 60 north-central interior and 70 south. Scattered showers/storms lingering well into the evening, with small threat for precip lingering into the overnight. A little higher chance continues along the Saint Lucie/Martin coast owing to SE flow in place. Maxes in the U80s to around 90F, with mins in the M-U70s. ...Modified previous discussion follows... Monday... Deep tropical moisture will remain over the area on MOnday with PWATs from 2.2 to 2.4 inches and low level SSE flow to 20-25 knots in the H9-H8 layer. Will continue high chances for showers and isolated storms with locally heavy rain expected. Rain chances are expected in the 50-60 percent range near the east coast and 60-70 percent for the interior. Mostly cloudy skies will keep highs in the mid 80s. Tuesday-Wednesday...Global models continue to diverge with eventual low pressure development along the tropical wave axis into mid week. GFS/GEM track the low northward into the AL/MS coast by late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, while the ECM has the low moving W/WNW across the southern Gulf and eventually toward the upper MX/lower TX coast by late Wednesday night. UKM also shows a more westward track. An eastern solution would keep deeper moisture across east central FL longer into mid week with the potential for locally heavy rain and high rain chances. The ECM solution would portend this moisture lifting northwestward over the GOMEX with more backed lower levels some lowering of moisture levels for the Treasure coast. Will lean somewhat closer to the GFS which has higher rain chances and cloud cover lingering into mid week. Rain chances will 40-60 percent Tuesday (lower along the Treasure coast) and 50-60 percent Wed. Highs temperatures generally in the U80s with mins in the 70s. Thursday-Saturday... The forecast trend into late week and the start of the weekend is for lowering mean moisture levels...especially in the mid to upper levels as a mid level ridge at 500 mbs builds just north or northeast of the area. Low level flow will remain from the southeast with the GFS model continuing deeper moisture into Thu before showing some drying into late week. Will indicate one more day with some likely shower/thunderstorm chances across the nrn interior then rain chances back to the scattered range for Friday and Saturday. Highs should climb into late week with more sun expected. Temps will reach the upper 80s to near 90 with morning lows in the 70s. && .AVIATION...Focus for TS chances will shift toward the inland aerodromes from MCO-SFB to ISM-LEE, mainly from 21Z-01Z. IFR VSBYs and gusts to around 30KT will remain possible. Activity will diminish and dissipate after sunset, with slight chance for late night (08Z-12Z) redevelopment near FPR-SUA. && .MARINE... Tonight-Sunday...S-SE winds increase to 10-15KT from tonight into Sunday and 13-18KT Sunday night. Seas continue at 2-3 ft through by afternoon, with 3-4FT seas developing well offshore Sunday night. scattered to numerous shower and storms. Monday-Tuesday...SE winds to 10-15 knots north and 15-20 knots srn waters with seas building to 3-5 ft. Scattered showers and storms are expected. Wednesday-Thursday...SE winds decreasing to around 10 knots with seas subsiding to 3-4 ft. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 74 87 75 85 / 30 40 30 60 MCO 73 90 75 85 / 30 60 30 70 MLB 75 87 77 85 / 30 60 30 60 VRB 75 86 76 85 / 30 70 30 60 LEE 74 91 75 86 / 30 60 30 70 SFB 74 90 75 86 / 30 50 30 60 ORL 74 90 75 86 / 30 60 30 70 FPR 74 87 76 86 / 30 70 30 60 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && Forecasts...Cristaldi Radar/Aviation...Weitlich Impact Wx...Smith
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 10:35 AM EDT, 7 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-180000- 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- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A moist and unstable air mass remains in place over central Florida. Daytime heating will combine with local sea and lake breezes to allow numerous showers and lightning storms to develop across the area today. Showers and storms are expected to initially form along the coast by early afternoon as the east and west coast sea breezes develop and push inland. Activity will then increase in coverage and intensity by mid to late afternoon over the interior counties or toward the east coast as sea and lake breezes interact with thunderstorm outflow boundaries. Storm motion will be to the north-northeast at 10 MPH or less. The main storm hazards will be frequent cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, gusty winds up to 40 mph and torrential rainfall within stronger storms. .FLOOD IMPACT... Due to slower storm motion, today's thunderstorms will be capable of producing torrential downpours of 2 to 3 inches in a 60 to 90 minute period. This will result in considerable water ponding on roadways and other poorly drained and low lying areas. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A small long period swell will produce a moderate rip current risk at area beaches. The threat will be highest after 5:30 PM this afternoon due to tidal effects. Check with beach control for local conditions and only swim in the ocean near a lifeguard. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will occur over land this afternoon, with the activity pushing north-northeast at 10 knots. A few stronger storms will have the potential to produce wind gusts over 35 knots as well as frequent lightning strikes over inland lakes or as they push offshore. The best chance for offshore moving storms will be from early to mid afternoon as they initially develop along the east coast sea breeze. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. Moist conditions will remain in place into the middle of next week. Little, if any, interruption to the pattern of scattered to numerous afternoon showers and thunderstorms is expected. The highest coverage will shift to the western half of the peninsula early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. Rainfall observers are requested to report measured rain amounts of three inches or greater to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Bragaw/Weitlich
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Melbourne FL 452 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017 FLZ041-141-172115- Inland Volusia County FL-Coastal Volusia County FL- 452 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... At 451 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northeast of DeLeon Springs, moving slowly to the south around 5 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... DeLeon Springs, DeLand Highlands, Glenwood, and Lake Woodruff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 2905 8115 2905 8144 2926 8138 2926 8119 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 002DEG 7KT 2921 8130 Ulrich
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:55 PM EDT, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Volusia | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 83 min |
| Jun 17, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 92 min |
| Jun 17, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Orange | 96 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.