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Gale Watch 1, NWS Melbourne, FL

January 2, 2018

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale watch at Jan 2, 2018, 4:27 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2018, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 2, 2018, 4:27 PM EST (21:27 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 3, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
Expired: Jan 3, 2018, 4:35 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Melbourne, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Jan 2, 4:14 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 4:14 PM EST, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 4:00 PM EST, 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 7:01 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MLB	Volusia	12 hr
Jan 2, 4:21 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	MLB	Volusia	15 hr
Jan 2, 4:42 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	MLB		71 hr
Jan 2, 9:43 AM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	MLB	Volusia	25 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.