{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.fc6781a838ce366d116f50582f22942a59aedc63.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Marine Warning issued July 17 at 6:59PM EDT until July 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.fc6781a838ce366d116f50582f22942a59aedc63.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Melbourne FL"},"word_count":200,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Marine Warning: Special Marine Warning issued July 17 at 6:59PM EDT until July 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm\n**Issued by:** NWS Melbourne FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T18:59:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T18:59:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nSMWMLB\n\nThe National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a\n\n* Special Marine Warning for...\nSebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm...\n\n* Until 800 PM EDT.\n\n* At 659 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line\nextending from near Sewall's Point to near Saint Lucie Nuclear\nPower Plant, moving north at 5 knots.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.\n\nSOURCE...Radar.\n\nIMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher\nwaves, lightning and heavy downpours. Make sure all on\nboard are wearing life jackets. Return to safe harbor if\npossible.\n\n* Locations impacted include...\nWaveland, Nettles Island, Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant,\nHutchinson Island South, and Frederick Douglass Park.\n\n## Instructions\nMove to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.\n\nFrequent cloud to water lightning is occurring with these storms. If\ncaught on the open water stay below deck and, if possible, avoid\nungrounded metal objects. Remember, lightning can strike beyond 10\nmiles away from a thunderstorm."}