1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 300 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2002 CLOUDS AND PRECIP INCREASING FROM W TO E AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVE W AT 15 MPH ACROSS THE SE 2/3RDS OF CWFA. PRECIP ASSOCD WITH ESE SEA BREEZE AND WILL CONT TO MOVE W/NW THRU REST OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND QUITE POSSIBLY INTO NIGHTTIME HOURS AS VORT MAX PROGRESSES ACROSS N FLA. PER RADAR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS LIKELY. THUS WILL KEEP 1ST PERIOD SCT CONVECTION EVERYWHERE. FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH REMAINS OVR EXTREME WRN ATLC ALL MODELS AGREE THAT A SURFACE LOW WILL FORM OVER THE EASTERN GULF. MODELS DISAGREE ON STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT. NGM APPEARS MOST AGRESSIVE WITH ETA DRIEST. ALL 12Z MODELS RESPOND WITH NOTICEABLY HIGHER POPS THAN PREV RUNS. ANOTHER DAY OF MOIST SE SURFACE FLOW AND MID-HI SCT POPS. ON WEDNESDAY...VORT AND MOISTURE AXIS SHIFTS SLIGHTL S AND MODELS RESPOND WITH MODESTLY LOWER POPS WITH GRAD FROM LOWSET POPS SE ALA TO HIGHEST BID BEND. FORECAST WILL HAVE 5 ZONE ZFO WITH BIG BEND SPLIT UP...2ND PERIOD 60 PCT SE BIG BEND...50 PCT REST OF BEND AND PANHANDLE...40 PCT GA/SE ALA ALTHO ERN MOST GA CUD BE HIER. EXTENDED:ATLC SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS LOCAL AREA SHIFTS SWD WITH LOCAL VEERING OF WINDS TO S THEN SW. THIS SHUD MAINTAIN AT OR ABOVE CLIMO POPS AND ABOVE CLIMO TEMPS INTO WEEKEND. MARINE FORECAST: AFTERNOON BUOYS/C-MANS SHOW ESE WINDS...5 TO 10 KNOTS NEARSHORE AND 10 KNOTS OFFSHORE. WILL KEEP PANHANDLE/APALACH BAY DIVISION TO REFLECT SLIGHT VARIATION IN WIND DIRECTIONS. FIRE WX: NO HEADLINES. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... TLH 073/090 073/091 244544 PFN 073/089 074/089 243544 DHN 072/091 073/091 243424 ABY 072/091 072/092 244424 VLD 072/092 072/092 244544 CTY 073/090 072/088 243635 .TLH... .AL...NONE. .GA...NONE. .FL...NONE. BLOCK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few downed trees and power lines at Natural Bridge off Highway 363. Reported by the public.
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