Thunderstorms developed within southerly flow and produced damaging wind gusts in Fruitland Park which downed numerous trees. Several sections of a fence were also bent over.
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Thunderstorms developed within southerly flow and produced damaging wind gusts in Fruitland Park which downed numerous trees. Several sections of a fence were also bent over.
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 Jul 4, 8:48 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 948 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .DISCUSSION...ELEVATED LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND STRONG RIDGE OVER THE WEST ATLANTIC. PROFILER AT THE CAPE SHOWS WINDS JUST OFF THE SFC UP TO 20-25 KTS. WITH A LITTLE MORE MIXING INTO THE AFTERNOON THIS WILL PRODUCE BREEZY WIND SPEEDS UP TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW THE DRIER AIR THAT IS CONTINUING TO BUILD INTO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE FL PENINSULA WITH PW VALUES AROUND 1.6-1.7 INCHES AT KJAX/KXMR/KMFL. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOWER SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE OVER THE AREA TODAY. A DIFFUSE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY WILL INITIALLY GENERATE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG THE COAST WITH CONVECTION BECOMING SCATTERED OVER THE INTERIOR INTO MID/LATE AFT. WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES AT 20 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST TO 30/40 PERCENT INLAND. HIGHS WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S OVER COASTAL AREAS AND INTO THE LOW 90S ACROSS THE INTERIOR. SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE PARTLY SUNNY BUT INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INTERIOR LATER TODAY FROM DEBRIS CLOUDS GENERATED BY AFTERNOON CONVECTION. A FEW LINGERING STORMS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR INTO EARLY EVENING...BUT MAJORITY OF CONVECTION SHOULD SHIFT WEST OF THE AREA BY SUNSET. ELEVATED SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ALSO KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST...MAINLY FROM THE CAPE SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. && .AVIATION...DRIER AIR BUILDING INTO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE FL PENINSULA WILL LIMIT SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE THIS AFT. HOWEVER WILL STILL SEE ISO SHOWERS AND STORM INITIALLY FORM ALONG THE DIFFUSE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BY LATE MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES INLAND. BEST CHANCE FOR TEMPO IFR/MVFR CONDS FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM 15-18Z ALONG THE COAST AND FROM 18-23Z OVER THE INTERIOR. BREEZY E/SE WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WITH WIND SPEEDS UP TO 15-18 KNOTS AND GUSTS AROUND 20-25 KNOTS. A FEW LINGERING STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM KMCO WESTWARD INTO EARLY THIS EVE. ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. && .MARINE... TODAY/TONIGHT...WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES ACROSS THE WATERS AS E/SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS INTO LATE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL CHOPPY DUE TO THESE ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS WITH SEAS RANGING FROM 3-5 FEET. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && WEITLICH/PENDERGRAST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1215 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-042200- 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- 1215 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... .HIGH WIND IMPACT... BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 30 MPH AT TIMES. SMALL ITEMS MAY BE TOSSED ABOUT. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... LOCAL BEACH PATROLS RESCUED OVER TWENTY PEOPLE FROM RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...AND NOTED THAT RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY HAD INCREASED SINCE EARLIER THIS WEEK. A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY FROM ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS OVER THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS...MAINLY ON ANY INLAND LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STORMS APPROACHING QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BUILD SEAS TO AROUND 5 FEET OFFSHORE OVER THE ATLANTIC IN A SHORTENING WIND CHOP PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 SECONDS. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC. WHILE THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH ABOUT MONDAY...EAST CENTRAL FLORIDIANS ARE REMINDED THAT EVEN ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING THAT CAN KILL. A FRESHENING SOUTHEAST BREEZE WILL KEEP SEAS IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT RANGE OVER THE ATLANTIC INTO THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. PENDERGRAST
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A weather spotter reported at least seven trees blown down when a thunderstorm moved through Fruitland Park. Some of the trees were large oaks with diamters of 16-18 inches. Nearby, several sections of fence were bent over by the wind.
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