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Gale Watch 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 26, 2026

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this gale watch at Mar 26, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 28, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2026, 2:16 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 Mar 26, 1:48 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 1:48 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 7:48 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMLBLake2 hr

Nearby

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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.