Here Josephine...

[yoda]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
125 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

FLZ045-046-141-144-147-241915-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD
COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
125 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR
BREVARD...LAKE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA
COUNTIES...


AT 130 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MOVING OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST OVER CAPE CANAVERAL.
OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST FROM CHRISTMAS TOWARD
TITUSVILLE. A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
ORLANDO AIRPORT BACK TO THE WEST TO THE ATTRACTIONS AREA AND INTO
SOUTHER LAKE COUNTY. ALL OF THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT
30 MPH.

EARLIER...THE FAA WEATHER OBSERVER AT TITUSVILLE AIRPORT REPORTED
GUST TO 60 MPH AT 1246 PM EST.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A LULL IN THE SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS
TIME. BUT...AS THE ATMOSPHERE HEAT UP FURTHER THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER OSCEOLA...SOUTHERN BREVARD...INDIAN
RIVER COUNTIES...THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WILL
INCREASE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA TO KEEP UP ON
DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON.

[Josephine96]

Thank you Yoda for the shoutout.. lol I live in Osceola County and believe me.. We may have just had a squall line but it is warm here.. Nice and warm..

[ColdFront77]

That is a Special Weather Statement issued at 1:25 pm... not the 2:00 pm Update which was a live broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio here across central Florida.

[Josephine96]

Hey Tom.. I wonder why they chose to do a live 2pm update.. It's actually been very nice here. We had 1 squall line around the 2pm hour or so.. But it's been nice and warm here all afternoon

[ColdFront77]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
11 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
242100-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-
INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-
11 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT:

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FOR BREVARD...LAKE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...
SEMINOLE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES...

A NEARLY STATIONARY OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN THE WATCH AREA AS THEY MOVE EAST AND ENCOUNTER
AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...PERSISTENT RAIN WILL
ACCUMULATE ONE TO TWO INCHES MAINLY NORTH OF THE ORLANDO METRO AREA.

OVER THE MARINE AREA...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD FROM THE
LAND AREAS OFFSHORE. BOATERS PLANNING TO VENTURE OVER THE COASTAL
AND ATLANTIC WATERS MAY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 KNOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. KEEP AN EYE TO THE WEST AND PREPARE TO SEEK SAFE
HARBOUR IS A STORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY:

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO
ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE STATE. STRONG WINDS AND
INCREASING LIFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON
WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPING ON
WEDNESDAY.

THIS IS HAZARDOUS WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO
REVIEW YOUR PERSONAL AND FAMILY SAFETY ACTION PLANS.

AN UPDATE TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION WILL BE BROADCAST
LIVE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 2 PM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
COUNTY. ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ON WEDNESDAY.




This week, as you know, is Severe Weather Awareness for Florida. I assume that is the reason why they wanted to do a 2:00 pm Live Broadcast.

They felt that they needed to update listeners of the severe weather that occurred so far today and they wanted to get the Flood Watch and that the potential exists for strong to severe thunderstorms in the next several hours after this afternoon's lull.

Remember, the sun breaking through in your area is making the air more unstable. The sun may even break out here before sunset.

[Josephine96]

Yes.. we had the 1 squall line and the sun appears to be back out again.

I am aware of it being the Severe Weather Awareness week. I think even here at the college we'll be taking part in the tornado drill on Friday.

I am just here on pins and needles wondering what else may be in store. I'll try to watch the news at 6 to find out if I can catch it in time to see what the local met says

[Josephine96]

I can see the sun peaking out again.. I am a little nervous about all this sunshine.. it's making the air very unstable