Several thunderstorms strengthened as they approached the coastline of Volusia and Brevard Counties, resulting in wind gusts above 34 knots as the storms continued to spread offshore.
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Several thunderstorms strengthened as they approached the coastline of Volusia and Brevard Counties, resulting in wind gusts above 34 knots as the storms continued to spread offshore.
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 Aug 8, 8:35 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
East Central Florida Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 935 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2016 .DISCUSSION... Current...The FL peninsula is presently between two weather features. An upper low clearly evident on WV imagery off the FL east coast wl bring some mid-level drying and cooling along with added diffluence aloft as it opens as into a wave while drifting twd the North. An elongated area of sfc low pressure from S GA to near Pensacola will continue to supply deep moisture to the area with PWAT remaining near 2 inches locally. Approach of the upper low has cooled H5 temps by nearly 2 degrees from this time Sunday and partial erosion of early higher cloud cover combining with a deep SSW flow regime and increased SB instability wl bring numerous showers and scattered afternoon storms primarily during the afternoon hours. Today-tonight...(from prev disc) Model guidance suggests that the ECSB will either remain pinned along the east coast or not develop at all today, but do feel it has the best chance from near Sebastian Inlet southward. This feature would provide a focus for storm enhancement along the coast here for later today. Main concerns with showers/storms continue to be locally heavy rain/lightning, though a few stronger storms with locally gusty winds will also be possible. Highs today will again be tricky and MOS guidance has not done well for along the east coast where clouds have been thinner the past couple of days and as well with either the ECSB not developing or be it late development with little/NIL inland movement. Will go with U80s to around 90 degrees along the coast with L-M 80s well into the interior. Lows remain consistent and in the 70s areawide. && .AVIATION...VFR conds through late morning with some light shower activity and brief MVFR conds. Very moist and unsettled with SCT-NMRS SHRA/ISOLD-SCT TSRA increasing this afternoon and into early evening across ECFL. Convective activity thins out again tonight with decreasing cloud debris, though a small threat will remain for SHRA's/TSRA's. Storm motion remains SW twd the NE. Will also watch for sea breeze development along mainly the Treasure Coast this afternoon. && .MARINE... Today-tonight...S/SSW winds around 15 kts north of Sebastian Inlet over the open Atlc with slight weakening of the PGRAD this evening/overnight. Seas 2 ft very near shore and 3-4 ft well offshore. Unsettled weather conditions with scattered showers and isolated storms will continue to be possible through the period with offshore moving convection potential in the late morning/afternoon and into early evening. Torrential downpours and gusty winds along with cloud to water lightning the main threats. && .MLB Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. AM...None. && JP/FJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1000 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-090200- FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 1000 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS. SHOWERS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING MAY PUSH INTO LAKE COUNTY BEFORE SUNRISE WITH REDEVELOPMENT EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TODAY'S STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 15 MPH, AND A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN A 60 TO 90 MINUTE PERIOD, AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. MOVE INDOORS TO SAFETY AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE WIND GUST UP TO AROUND 35 KNOTS OVER INLAND LAKES AS WELL AS THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON TUESDAY, WITH STORM COVERAGE RETURNING TO MORE SEASONAL LEVELS FROM MID TO LATE WEEK. SOUTHWEST STEERING WINDS WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE AFTERNOON STORMS TO PUSH OFF THE MAINLAND INTO THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND NORTH OF THE CAPE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS IN STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. SEDLOCK/JOHNSON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1214 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1209 PM TSTM WND GST ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL A 28.42N 81.32W
08/08/2016 M40 MPH ORANGE FL ASOS
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 40
MPH/35 KTS FROM THE WSW.
&&
JCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1219 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
FLZ041-045-046-053-141-081700-
INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY FL-OSCEOLA FL-ORANGE FL-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY FL-SEMINOLE FL-
1219 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...EASTERN
SEMINOLE...NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES
UNTIL 100 PM EDT...
AT 1218 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GENEVA TO WEST LAKE TOHO. MOVEMENT
WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH...WITH INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...DELTONA...KISSIMMEE...OVIEDO AND WINTER SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 2895 8113 2888 8087 2879 8091 2879 8097
2868 8096 2803 8127 2808 8135 2813 8146
2814 8146 2815 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 292DEG 6KT 2876 8110 2821 8143
JOHNSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1255 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
FLZ045-046-053-141-147-081745-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-OSCEOLA FL-ORANGE FL-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY FL-SEMINOLE FL-
1255 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE...EASTERN
SEMINOLE...NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA...NORTHWESTERN BREVARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
AT 1254 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAYTOWN TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
POINCIANA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 10 MPH...WITH INDIVIDUAL
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...TITUSVILLE...OVIEDO AND SAINT CLOUD.
LAT...LON 2863 8075 2787 8126 2790 8132 2792 8131
2794 8135 2795 8134 2800 8139 2800 8142
2804 8146 2806 8146 2806 8144 2801 8138
2808 8135 2809 8145 2814 8146 2883 8111
2882 8107 2886 8109 2903 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 292DEG 22KT 2884 8103 2807 8138
JOHNSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
100 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
FLZ054-058-059-064-081800-
MARTIN FL-OKEECHOBEE FL-ST. LUCIE FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
100 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST. LUCIE...MARTIN...SOUTHEASTERN
OKEECHOBEE AND SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...
AT 1259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SOUTH BEACH TO TREASURE ISLAND.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH...WITH INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT SAINT LUCIE...WALTON...FORT PIERCE...STUART AND VERO BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 2704 8064 2711 8066 2718 8074 2721 8079
2720 8083 2718 8084 2720 8087 2770 8035
2769 8033 2723 8014 2697 8046 2696 8051
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 301DEG 23KT 2762 8035 2721 8078
JOHNSONThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:20 UTC.
2 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The AWOS at the New Smryna Beach Airport (KEVB) reported winds up to 38 knots from the west-southwest as a strong thunderstorm exited the coast and continued over the near-shore Atlantic waters.
USAF wind tower 1101 measured a peak gust of 36 knots from the west-southwest as a strong thunderstorm moved across the barrier island at Playalinda Beach and continued into the near-shore Atlantic waters.
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