1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 16, 1:29 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 16 2002 THROUGH FRIDAY...SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE. AT THE SURFACE...THE HIGH WILL LIE EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. ALOFT...THE RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. GENERALLY WITH THIS TYPE OF SITUATION...THE FORECAST WOULD CALL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT BEST. HOWEVER...THE FOREAST ESPECIALLY FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IS FOR A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EAST COAST WITH 50 PERCENT ELSEWHERE. THIS IS DUE TO A STREAM OF MOISTURE THAT THE PROGS ARE SHOWING MOVING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVER FLORIDA. BY FRIDAY...POPS WILL DECREASE TO 30 PERCENT EAST AND 40 INTERIOR AND WEST...NEAR NORMAL. WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR A TUTT LOW CURRENTLY IN THE VICINITY OF HISPANIOLA. THIS IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF DUE WEST AND BE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. IT THIS SYSTEM MOVES A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE NORTH...IT COULD BE A MAJOR AFFECT ON OUR WEATHER. BUT...NOW...IT SHOULD ONLY HAVE A MINOR INFLUENCE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WARM TO HOT WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 AND LOWS IN THE 70S. EXTENDED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE EAST TO WEST ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED WITH HIGHEST POPS INTERIOR AND WEST. COASTAL WATERS...NO HEADLINES AS WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS. FORESTRY...NO HEADLINES. .CRYSTAL FACE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AS MORE MOISTURE WILL BE AVAIABLE. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST WITH TOPS MOVING AT AT GREATER SPEED TO THE SOUTHWEST. LOOK FOR TOPS ABOVE 40,000 FEET. PBI EB 078/090 078/089 078 1024443 FLL EB 079/090 079/089 079 1024443 MIA EB 078/090 078/089 078 1024443 APF TT 077/090 077/089 077 1035453 .MIA...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Sixteen children at a day camp at Tropical Park were treated on the scene by paramedics after suffering heat exhaustion.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2002
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