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High Surf Advisory 8, NWS Melbourne, FL

December 13, 20235 counties in Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this high surf advisory at Dec 13, 2023, 2:16 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 13, 2023, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2023, 2:16 AM EST (07:16 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 13, 2023, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 17, 2023, 3:02 AM EST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

Counties Brevard County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL, Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 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 high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Dec 12, 10:59 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 10:59 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 2:16 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia12 hr
Dec 13, 2:16 AM ESTRip Current StatementMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia6 days
Dec 13, 2:26 PM ESTGale WarningMLB4 days
Dec 13, 2:26 PM ESTWind AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more4 days
Dec 13, 2:29 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia71 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.