Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
919 FLUS42 KMLB 191117 HWOMLB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 617 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2025 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159- 164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-200000- 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- Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia- Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River- Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard- Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 617 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... An approaching cold front will bring high rain chances and isolated lightning storms. One or two storms may contain strong to damaging winds up to 60 mph, cloud to ground lightning and locally heavy rain. A brief tornado is also possible. .HIGH WIND IMPACT... Windy conditions will develop ahead of the rain and storms with southwest winds gusting 30 to 40 mph. These winds will blow around unsecured objects. .EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT... Turning much colder tonight behind the front with lows in the upper 30s across north Lake and Volusia counties with 40s and 50s elsewhere. A north breeze will produce wind chills in the lower 30s across Lake and Volusia counties with 40s down to Lake Okeechobee and interior Treasure coast counties. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the offshore waters today for southwest winds 20-25 knots. Small craft should exercise caution nearshore. Conditions will deteriorate further tonight as winds turn northwest to north behind a cold front and seas build 3-5 feet nearshore and up to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Poor to hazardous boating conditions continue Monday. Boating conditions may become dangerous Tuesday night into Wednesday with near Gale force northerly winds and seas building 10-12 feet in the Gulf Stream. Winds and seas are forecast to remain hazardous for small craft through late week. As an Arctic cold air outbreak overtakes much of the U.S., glancing effects are anticipated over East Central Florida this week. Low temperatures are forecast to dip into the 30s mainly north of Orlando again Tuesday morning. The coldest temperatures are forecast to occur Saturday morning with 30s across all the interior, Volusia county and interior Brevard with 40s over the Treasure coast counties. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should monitor the weather and self activate if needed. $$ Kelly