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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Melbourne, FL

April 19, 2026

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 19, 2026, 2:11 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 19, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 51 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2026, 2:11 AM EDT (06:11 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 19, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 51 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 19, 1:26 AM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 1:26 AM EDT, 45 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 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MLB	Indian River	34 min

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Florida, 2026 Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.