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FZUS72 KMLB 011822
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
AMZ552-555-011915-
222 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER LAND AND APPROACHING THE
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM...
VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM...
AT 216 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 33 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PUSH OFF OF THE COAST THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON, AND WILL
MOVE EAST OR NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WITH THE SEA BREEZE PINNED
AT THE COAST, STORMS WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AT THE COAST OR
JUST OFF OF THE COAST CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS.
KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY WESTWARD FOR DEVELOPING AND APPROACHING
STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 33 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. REMAIN ON THE ALERT IN CASE
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR WATERSPOUT DEVELOPMENT.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, AND ARE LIKELY TO POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR
BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REACH THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD
CONSIDER HEADING FOR SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE.
LAT...LON 2723 8035 2728 8035 2729 8032 2724 8026
2746 8037 2765 8041 2805 8064 2836 8070
2843 8020 2822 8026 2722 7982 2721 8034
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