A funnel cloud formed west of Vero Beach in assocation with an area of slow moving thunderstorms.
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A funnel cloud formed west of Vero Beach in assocation with an area of slow moving thunderstorms.
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 Nov 20, 8:35 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
835 AM EST WED NOV 20 2013
.DISCUSSION...
THE MORNING SOUNDING AT XMR YIELDS A RELATIVELY MOIST PROFILE ALONG
WITH AN "AMBIENT" OVERALL INSTABILITY. AN APCHG UPR DISTURBANCE IS
MARKED BY SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ON RADAR. POTENTIAL FOR
PRECIP RESTS WITH SEPARATE PROCESSES DUE TO A FAVORABLE LL ONSHORE
WIND PROFILE AND THE PASSING UPR DISTURBANCE. MARGINAL SFC HEATING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL
ASSIST WITH A SLIGHT CHC OF SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON
CLOUD COVER...RANGING FROM THE M70S N OF STATE ROAD 46 TO THE L80S S
OF U.S. HWY 192.
THE ONGOING FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND NO ADJUSTMENTS ARE PLANNED
AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...
CIGS MNLY BTWN FL035-050 N OF KVRB-KPGD...OCNL CIGS BTWN FL020-030
IN SHRAS S OF KMLB. BTWN 20/16Z-20/24Z...SFC WNDS BCMG ENE ALL
SITES...OCNL SFC G22KTS ALONG THE COAST N OF KMLB AFT
20/17Z...PREVAILING CIGS BTWN FL020-030...COASTAL SITES MVFR SHRAS
LIKELY WITH SLGT CHC IFR TSRAS...INTERIOR SITES CHC MVFR SHRAS WITH
SLGT CHC IFR TSRAS. BTWN 21/00Z-21/06Z...E/NE SFC WNDS AOB
12KTS...PREVAILING CIGS BTWN FL020-030...CHC MVFR SHRAS ALL SITES.
&&
.MARINE...
STALLED FRONTAL BNDRY OVER S FL AND WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT.
ANTICIPATE TIGHTENING PGRAD BEHIND FRONT DURING DAY WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH E/NE BREEZE AND SWELL CONTRIBUTION PRODUCING SIG WV 7-8FT OVER
OPEN WATERS AND WL KEEP ADVISORY EXTENSION IN PLACE OVER ALL WATERS
AFTER 10 AM.
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR 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-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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
INLET OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER
INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
&&
JP/DKWHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 530 AM EST WED NOV 20 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-202230- 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- 530 AM EST WED NOV 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... HIGH MOISTURE AND INCREASED INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TO GENERATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. REMEMBER THAT LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE WELL BEYOND THE AUDIBLE RANGE OF THUNDER. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...CEASE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND MOVE INDOORS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH A LONG PERIOD SWELL INTO THE EAST FLORIDA COAST THAT WILL ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 6:30 PM DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS. CHECK WITH BEACH PATROL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS. SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A FRESH EAST TO NORTHEAST BREEZE WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY GRADUALLY DISSIPATES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS NEARSHORE AND BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS OFFSHORE WILL PREVAIL WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE AND 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE AND 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. SOUTH OF THE INLET...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT LATER THIS MORNING. UNTIL THEN... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF OPERATING IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRESH EAST TO NORTHEAST BREEZE WILL PREVAIL INTO THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH A MODERATE TO LARGE SWELL INTO THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS INTO THE WEEKEND. BOATING CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BRIEFLY ON SATURDAY BEFORE A NEW SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS PUSHES DOWN THE EAST FLORIDA COAST ON FRIDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SWELL ALSO WILL ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. BRAGAW
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:46 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A weather spotter observed a brief funnel cloud in association with a thunderstorm to the west of Vero Beach, approximately two miles west of Interstate 95.
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