Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Miami, FL

SOUTH FLORIDA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI
900 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2003

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT FIRED UP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
EAST COAST HAVE ALL DISSIPATED...EXPECT FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MIAMI-DADE AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES. THESE
SHOWERS SHOULD DISSIPATE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AS THE HEATING OF
THE DAY IS LOST.

SO I AM GOING TO REMOVE THE ISOLATED WORDING FOR THE METRO PALM
BEACH REGION...BUT I AM GOING LEAVE THE ISOLATED WORDING IN FOR
BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE...AS A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD
MOVE INTO THE METRO REGION FROM THE FLORIDA BAY ON THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO OCCURRING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN
NORTH OF THE CWA...BUT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE
INTO GLADES...HENDRY...AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND
MOVE NORTHEAST.

SO I AM GOING TO LEAVE UP THE ISOLATED FOR THE WEST COAST...AND PUT
THE ISOLATED WORDING INTO THE ZONES FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE...EASTERN
COLLIER...HENDRY...AND GLADES COUNTIES FOR REST OF TONIGHT.

I AM ALSO GOING TO OPEN UP THE TEMPS A LITTLE FOR THE EAST
COAST...AS THE SOUTH WINDS SHOULD HELP TO KEEP THE TEMPS AROUND 80
ALONG THE COAST.

.MARINE...

WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FOR REST OF TONIGHT
AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

THANKS FOR THE COORD TBW.

.MIA...NONE.

BAXTER

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS INTERIOR AND EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WEST COAST...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA TODAY. THE MOST FAVORED AREAS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN ALONG THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS BY MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON. OVER THE WESTERN COLLIER METRO AREA...STORMS SHOULD
BE FEWER IN NUMBER...AND OCCUR MAINLY IN THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON TIME FRAME. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST COAST. THE THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL
BE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE
RESULTING IN A FEW SPOTS WITH SOME URBAN STREET FLOODING. NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
750 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

310 PM     CANAL POINT               FL   3 FUNNEL CLOUDS 10 MILES
08/07/03   PALM BEACH                     EAST OF CANAL POINT                                           AT PERRY AIRPORT AT 602 PM
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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