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Lake Wind Advisory 16, NWS Melbourne, FL

May 15, 20206 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this lake wind advisory at May 15, 2020, 3:33 AM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It took effect at May 15, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2020, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2020, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 15, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Lake County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Orange County, FL, Osceola County, FL, Seminole County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake wind advisory 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 lake wind advisory went out at May 14, 9:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 10:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
10 PM EDT Thu May 14 2020

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Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out to 60 nm-Volusia-Lake-Orange-
Seminole-Brevard-Osceola-Indian River-Okeechobee-St. Lucie-Martin-
10 PM EDT Thu May 14 2020

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

.HIGH WIND IMPACT...
Windy conditions will continue along the immediate coast of Brevard,
Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin counties, especially the
barrier islands. East winds 15 to 20 mph will occasionally gust up
to 30 mph.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for most of the adjacent
Atlantic waters for East winds around 20 knots and seas 6 to 8 feet.
Small Craft should exercise caution near the Volusia coast for 15
to 20 knots and seas 4 to 6 feet.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A trough of low pressure over the Straits of Florida this evening
is forecast to develop into a subtropical or tropical storm near or
over the northwestern Bahamas late Friday or Saturday. From
there, this system is forecast to move north to northeast over the
open Atlantic into early next week.

Locally heavy rain and embedded storms will be possible Friday into
Saturday along the Treasure coast where up to 3 inches of rain is
possible which may result in localized minor flooding, especially in
poor drainage and urbanized areas. Large breakers will impact all
beaches which will produce a High Risk of rip currents Friday and
Saturday. Rough pounding surf will produce some beach erosion
especially around the times of high tide. Boating conditions will be
very hazardous with Gale conditions possible and seas building 9 to
11 feet offshore by Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed tonight.

Kelly

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 3:37 AM EDTRip Current StatementMLBVolusia40 hr
May 15, 3:50 AM EDTGale WarningMLB25 hr
May 15, 3:50 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMLB42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.