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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009

RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENINSULA OVER THE PAST WEEK. MOST INTENSE RAINFALL FELL OVER
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA, MAINLY OVER VOLUSIA,
SEMINOLE AND PARTS OF ORANGE COUNTIES. OVER THE PAST WEEK, A
COCORAHS REPORT FROM ORMOND BEACH SHOWED AN ACCUMULATED RAINFALL
TOTAL OF 27.92 INCHES. AT DAYTONA BEACH, THE MONTH OF MAY 2009 IS BY
FAR THE WETTEST MAY ON RECORD SINCE 1923. AS OF TODAY THE ASOS
REPORTING SITE AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SHOWS 21.67 INCHES,
WITH 20.63 INCHES RECEIVED OVER THE PAST 7 DAYS. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 12.33 INCHES SET IN MAY OF 1976. MAY 2009 IS ALSO SECOND WETTEST
MONTH ON RECORD AT DAYTONA BEACH. THE WETTEST ALL TIME WAS 24.82
INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IN 1924.

AIRPORT LOCATIONS       TOTAL 5/17 - 5/23
DAYTONA  BEACH ASOS     20.63
LEESBURG ASOS           12.06
SANFORD ASOS            14.59
MELBOURNE ASOS           7.85
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL   10.58
ORLANDO EXCECUTIVE       8.83
VERO BEACH ASOS          6.58
FORT PIERCE ASOS         5.33


COOP REPORTS          TOTAL 5/17 - 5/24

CLERMONT               10.75
DELAND                 13.72
FOREVER FLORIDA         8.15
FT PIERCE ARC           5.11
FT PIERCE WP            5.35
KENANSVILLE             6.45
KISSIMMEE               9.71
LISBON                  8.41
MELBOURNE WFO          10.39
NETTLES ISLAND          4.80
ORLANDO EAST           13.75
WINDERMERE             12.69
OKEECHOBEE              1.64
PALM BAY                6.67
PLYMOUTH               12.42
PONCE INLET            15.77
PORT SALERNO            5.12
SANFORD                14.36
SCOTTSMOOR             13.28
STUART                  3.75
TITUSVILLE              8.97
VERO BEACH              6.74

COCORAHS REPORTS       TOTAL 5/17 - 5/24
VOLUSIA
NEW SMYRNA BEACH 1.5 E FLVL1    19.43
EDGEWATER 3.3 SE FLVL2           8.32
DELAND 4.5 NW FLVL3             12.44
DELEON SPRINGS 0.4 SE FLVL4     15.97
ORMOND BEACH 3.5 SE FLVL5       27.92
EDGEWATER 2.4 N FLVL6           19.30
DELTONA 2.9 SE FLVL7            13.43
DELAND 5.7 NW FLVL9             12.29
DAYTONA BEACH 9.1WSW FLVL12     12.11

LAKE
EUSTIS 1.2 SE FLLK2             13.44
GROVELAND 1.7 E FLLK3            5.67
BASSVILLE PARK 1.0 NE FLLK4     10.96
MOUNT PLYMOUTH 0.2 WSW FLLK5    13.64
LADY LAKE 1.2 W FLLK6           12.19

SEMINOLE
SANFORD 0.4 ENEFLSM4           13.11
LONGWOOD 2.3 WNW FLSM5          13.32
CHULUOTA 0.9 N FLSM8            10.33

ORANGE
WINDERMERE 1.3 NW FLOR2          9.79
WINTER PARK 2.3 ESE FLOR4        8.22
OCOEE 0.5 SSW FLOR6             12.95
WINTER PARK 2.1 ESE FLOR9        3.12

BREVARD
PALM BAY 2.6 SSE FLBV1           5.80
PALM SHORES 1.4 W FLBV2         12.07
MIMS 7.5 NNW FLBV3              13.28
MELBOURNE 1.1 N FLBV6            9.24
MICCO 4.5 NW FLBV7               5.06
MALABAR 2.9 NNW FLBV9            4.28
MELBOURNE BEACH 3.9 SSEFLBV11   1.51
CAPE CANAVERAL 0.6 ESE FLBV12    9.17
PALM SHORES 2.9 NW FLBV16       10.12
PALM SHORES 4.3 NNW FLBV20       7.68
MELBOURNE 7.0 NW FLBV22         12.16
COCOA 2.6 WNW FLBV23             5.95
INDIALANTIC 0.8 N FLBV24         7.66
MELBOURNE 8.2 NW FLBV25         12.19
COCOA 0.6 WSW FLBV26             6.05
MICCO 1.3 NW FLBV28              1.30
MERRITT ISLAND 4.1 NE FLBV32     5.92

OSCEOLA
POINCIANA PLACE 2.6 NNWFLOS1   10.97
ST. CLOUD 1.7 SSW FLOS15         8.59
ST. CLOUD 0.1 WNW FL016          8.89

INDIAN RIVER
VERO BEACH S 10.0 W FLIR2        4.65
SEBASTIAN 1.1 NE FLIR4           5.47
VERO BEACH 2.4 W FLIR6           6.18
VERO BEACH 3.1 ESE FLIR7         4.91
VERO BEACH 11.4 NW FLIR8         5.69
VERO BEACH 4.3 SE FLIR9          5.37
VERO BEACH 3.5 SW FLIR11         2.95
VERO BEACH 2.1 ENE FLIR13        6.81
VERO BEACH 1.5 WSW FLIR15        7.09
SEBASTIAN 1.0 NW FLIR18          5.20
SEBASTIAN 2.0 SSW FLIR19         6.67
SEBASTIAN 1.7 SSE FLIR22         7.27

SAINT LUCIE
PORT ST. LUCIE 1.7 WSW FLSL3     3.41
LAKEWOOD PARK 0.5 SW FLSL4       3.75
FORT PIERCE 2.8 SSE FLSL5        3.71
PORT ST. LUCIE 2.5 SW FLSL9      1.64
PORT ST. LUCIE 1.6 WSW FLSL10    1.53
FORT PIERCE 2.8 SSE FLSL11       4.35
PORT ST. LUCIE 5.6 W FLSL17      0.02
PORT ST. LUCIE 4.0 NE FLSL19     3.69
PORT ST. LUCIE 5.0 ESE FLSL20    2.65

MARTIN
PALM CITY 4.0 SW FLMT1           3.73
STUART 3.7 SW FLMT7              3.46
STUART 5.0 SE FLMT11             5.55
OKEECHOBEE 16.4 ESE FLMT13       5.18

NOTE: COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL AND
UNOFFICIAL AND SOME DAYS MAY BE MISSING IN EVENT TOTALS. COCORAHS
AND COOP REPORTS ARE THROUGH 7 AM.

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Summary of Marine Conditions at Buoy 41009 (20nm offshore Cape Canaveral)
0450Z on 5/19
Seas 7 feet
1320Z on 5/19
Small Craft Advisory (20 knots)
2350Z on 5/19
Gale (frequent gusts to 34 knots or greater)
0020Z on 5/20
Seas 10 feet
0320Z on 5/20
Peak sustained wind 35 knots
0320Z on 5/20
Peak gust 41 knots
0420Z on 5/20
Seas 15 feet
0650Z on 5/20
Winds subsided below Gale force (34 knots)
0650Z on 5/20
Peak wave height 18.2 feet
0920Z on 5/20
Seas fell below 15 feet
1420Z on 5/21
Winds fell below Small Craft Advisory (20 knots)
1650Z on 5/21
Seas fell below 10 feet
1650z on 5/23
Seas fell below 7 feet

Surface Maps Depicting Evolution of Front and Surface Low Pressure Center: