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Small Craft Advisory 23, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 8, 2026

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 8, 2026, 1:49 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2026, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
In force: 4 days
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 8, 1:44 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 1:44 AM EDT, 5 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 7, 11:53 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MLB	Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole	24 hr
Apr 8, 1:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin, Saint Lucie	114 min
Apr 8, 2:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MLB	Martin	2 hr
Apr 8, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Brevard	34 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.