Merritt Island, FL Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings
in effect until Sunday, May 27, 8:00 PM
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WINDS...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND CREATE HAZARDOUS AND CHOPPY WATERS FOR SMALL BOATS OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS INLAND LAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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in effect until Sunday, May 27, 8:00 PM
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGHEST AFTER 4:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS.
* IMPACTS...SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL PUSH TOWARD NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND PUSH A LONG PERIOD SWELL INTO THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS. IN ADDITION...BRISK TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH AND POUNDING SURF AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. DAYTONA BEACH PATROL RECORDED AT LEAST SEVENTY RESCUES SATURDAY...WELL AHEAD OF THE STRONGEST AND MOST TREACHEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WHICH WILL IMPACT AREA BEACHES TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
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.
WHEN THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH...THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. ENTERING THE SURF IS NOT ADVISED.
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in effect until Monday, May 28, 12:15 PM
...GUSTY WINDS AND SQUALLS EXPECTED FROM BERYL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE THE ONSET OF SQUALLY WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON...SINCE THEY MAY BE TOSSED ABOUT BY GUSTY WINDS.
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...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY...GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECAST.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
in effect until Sunday, May 27, 2:30 PM
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
AT 144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER ELDORA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE APOLLO BEACH AND KLONDIKE BEACH.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 2857 8072 2860 8074 2860 8076 2862 8079 2861 8080 2857 8079 2859 8094 2895 8112 2895 8083 2876 8071 2877 8070 2874 8069 2859 8057 2855 8056 TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 307DEG 32KT 2892 8084
