A funnel cloud formed over the Atlantic, then moved overhead of the barrier island at Indian Harbour Beach.
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A funnel cloud formed over the Atlantic, then moved overhead of the barrier island at Indian Harbour Beach.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 28, 9:30 AM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2013 .DISCUSSION... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY... AS EXPECTED LOW LEVEL FLOW HAS VEERED TO THE E/SE. A CONVERGENT BAND OF CLOUDS AND A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS/SPRINKLES EXTENDS FROM THE ATLC W/NW ACROSS BREVARD COUNTY AND INTO THE NORTH INTERIOR WHERE THERE IS SOME ENHANCEMENT TO THE CLOUDINESS. UPDATED THE FORECAST EARLIER TO ADD A SMALL LESS THAN 20 PERCENT RAIN CHANCE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTN TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS FEATURE FROM BREVARD/OSCEOLA NORTHWARD. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A STORM WILL OCCUR LATE IN THE AFTN/EARLY EVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FL PENINSULA...WEST OF LAKE COUNTY...WHERE THE DOMINANT EAST COAST BREEZE COLLIDES WITH THE WEST COAST BREEZE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S COAST AND MID 80S INTERIOR. ALSO...AS EXPECTED...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A VERY LONG PERIOD (16 SEC) 2-3 FOOT SWELL IMPACTING THE SURF ZONE. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY ABOUT 15 KNOTS OF ONSHORE FLOW SO SURF IS RATHER ROUGH WHICH DOES NOT MAKE FOR GOOD SURFING CONDITIONS...BUT MIGHT KEEP OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER. && .AVIATION... TEMPO VFR CIGS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 17Z MAINLY MLB NORTHWARD. && .MARINE... EASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT AROUND 15 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF LONG PERIOD SWELL TRAINS...10 SEC AND 16 SEC...WILL COMBINE WITH WIND WAVES TO PRODUCE SEAS UP TO 6 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLC. SO WILL CONTINUE CAUTION HEADLINE FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS. THINK SWAN MODEL IS TOO AGGRESSIVE BRINGING 6 FT SEAS INTO THE NEAR SHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT CAUTION FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS FOR HAZARDOUS CONDS NEAR INLETS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 80 66 82 67 / 20 10 50 30 MCO 85 65 86 67 / 20 10 50 30 MLB 82 69 83 69 / 20 10 50 30 VRB 82 68 83 69 / 20 10 40 30 LEE 85 65 85 67 / 20 10 50 30 SFB 85 66 87 68 / 20 10 50 30 ORL 85 67 87 68 / 20 10 50 30 FPR 82 67 84 70 / 10 10 40 30 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && KELLY/BRAGAW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 428 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-281500- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 428 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK DUE TO A LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL AND ASTRONOMICAL INFLUENCES ON THE TIDES. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE RECEDING TIDE. CHECK WITH THE LIFEGUARDS OR THE BEACH PATROL BEFORE ENTERING THE SURF TODAY. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS PROPAGATING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS WILL RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS HAVING TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR SEAS WHEN VENTURING OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH THROUGH MID WEEK THEN DIMINISH AS THE LONG PERIOD SWELL BEGINS TO SUBSIDE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. WIMMER
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:31 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Public reports indicate that a funnel cloud formed over the Atlantic, then moved over the barrier island at Indian Harbour Beach. The observers reported that the funnel cloud dissipated and reformed three times over a 10-minute period, but did not touch down.
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