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Gale Watch 4, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 29, 2023

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale watch at Apr 29, 2023, 3:46 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 30, 2023, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2023, 3:46 AM EDT (07:46 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 30, 2023, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 29, 2023, 2:11 PM EDT
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 Apr 28, 10:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 10:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 9:23 PM EDT, 6 hours 23 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
Apr 29, 3:46 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MLB		44 hr
Apr 29, 2:11 PM EDT	Gale Warning	MLB		28 hr
Apr 29, 2:11 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	MLB		38 hr
Apr 29, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Okeechobee	35 min
Apr 29, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	45 min
Apr 29, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Okeechobee	42 min
Apr 29, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	44 min
Apr 29, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	38 min
Apr 29, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		66 min
Apr 29, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Saint Lucie	47 min
Apr 29, 3:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	11 min
Apr 29, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Osceola	42 min
Apr 29, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard	40 min
Apr 29, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		62 min
Apr 29, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin, Saint Lucie	29 min
Apr 29, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	31 min
Apr 29, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		95 min
Apr 29, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Brevard, Orange, Seminole	30 min
Apr 29, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Martin	27 min
Apr 29, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Osceola	36 min
Apr 29, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		53 min
Apr 29, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Osceola	23 min
Apr 29, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	32 min
Apr 29, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	24 min
Apr 29, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Seminole, Volusia	65 min
Apr 29, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Orange, Osceola	30 min
Apr 29, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MLB	Orange, Seminole	15 min
Apr 29, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		62 min
Apr 29, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard, Osceola	59 min
Apr 29, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MLB		87 min
Apr 29, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Martin	27 min

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Sources

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