The National Weather Service issued special weather statements Saturday afternoon for Brevard County communities due to gusty winds up to 50 mph. Weather advisories issuedA special weather statement has been issued for Merritt Island FL, Rockledge FL and Cocoa FL until 4:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/5EC093ZD5a — NWS Melbourne (@NWSMelbourne) August 1, 2026The National Weather Service Melbourne issued a special weather statement for Merritt Island, Rockledge and Cocoa to last until 4:30 p.m. The weather statement was issued due to the threat of 50 mph winds. This comes after a special weather statement was issued for Palm Bay, Melbourne and West Melbourne due to 50 mph winds as well. Rare sighting of waterspout formationAt 3:40 p.m., a special weather statement was in effect for Brevard County mainly due to the 50 mph winds that were present during that storm.