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Gale Watch 2, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale watch at Feb 21, 2026, 2:21 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2026, 2:21 PM EST (19:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- 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 Feb 21, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:11 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MLB | 3 days |
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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.