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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 6, 2026

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 6, 2026, 1:21 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2026, 1:21 AM EDT (05:21 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 5, 10:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 10:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 1:21 AM EDTGale WatchMLB25 hr
Apr 6, 1:36 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more3 days
Apr 6, 1:53 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie, Volusia4 days
Apr 6, 2:10 PM EDTGale WarningMLB66 hr
Apr 6, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River31 min
Apr 6, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River30 min
Apr 6, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola26 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River34 min
Apr 6, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOsceola30 min
Apr 6, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB65 min
Apr 6, 5:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard, Indian River, Osceola94 min
Apr 6, 7:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard59 min

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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.