1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Nov 16, 1:12 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI 112 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2002 MODELS AND ATMOSPHERE STILL TRYING TO GET IN SYNC. IT WOULD APPEAR IN THE SHORT TERM THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. IS MOVING FASTER THAN MODELED. ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE TODAY IS IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING INTO A MUCH MORE FASTER MOVING PATTERN. THIS MEANS WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LARGER DEVIATIONS FROM WHAT IS ACTUALLY OBSERVED. HOWEVER AT LEAST THROUGH TO MONDAY WE SHOULD BE ABOUT AS FORECAST. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HIGH PROBABILITIES. THE COLD AIR SHOULD COME IN ON SUNDAY WITH THE SKY CLEARING SLOWLY FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE RAIN CHANCE IN THE MORNING. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST MONDAY MORNING. NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THE MARINE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORYS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH THE WIND SHIFT TO NORTHEAST MONDAY THE WINDS WILL RELAX A LITTLE IN THE HIGH HOWEVER THE SEAS WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE IN THE ATLANTIC BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION. IN THE EXTENDED THE FASTER STORM MOTION IS GOING TO MEAN THE COLD FRONT WILL BE EXPECTED TO RETURN BY WEDNESDAY AND UNTIL WE SEE IF UPPER TROUGH TO OUR WEST DEEPENS AS MUCH AS FORECAST THEN WE WILL NOT HAVE THAT HIGH A CONFIDENCE IN IF WE IMPROVE AN HAVE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE BACK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE HIGHER CONFIDENCE WILL BE IN THE QUICK WARMING ON TUESDAY AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE RETURN OF THE FRONT TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. ANY FIRE WEATHER WILL BE MARGINAL SINCE THE LOW HUMIDITIES SHOULD NOT LAST THAT LONG. PBI BB 066/072 049/067 059 9500 FLL EB 068/072 052/070 062 8500 MIA EB 070/073 053/070 062 8500 APF BB 067/069 049/065 050 9300 .MIA...SMALL CRAFT ALL WATERS TONIGHT.
FLZ063-066>075-161900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1039 AM EST SAT NOV 16 2002 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EST FOR SOUTH FLORIDA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...A LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA IT WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL REACH LAKE OKEECHOBEE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PUSH BEYOND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA SUNDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS...INSTABILITY AND STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE WILL LIKELY FORM ALONG OR JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES COULD FORM OVER AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA BEFORE THE SQUALL LINE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING... DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING WITH THIS EVENT. SINCE THE DANGER OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST AFTER DARK TONIGHT...PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY BEFORE GOING TO BED THIS EVENING. THE BEST POLICY IS TO HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO THAT WILL ALARM IF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. AT NIGHT LISTEN FOR LOUD NOISES CAUSED BY HAIL OR STRONG WINDS AND MOVE TO A CLOSET OR BATHROOM FOR PROTECTION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE COLDEST AIR OF THE FALL SEASON WILL ARRIVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 40S OVER MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA EXCEPT AROUND 50 NEAR THE COASTS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AT THAT TIME WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30S OVER GLADES...HENDRY AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO FORM NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MAY ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH WINDS.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms brought down trees in Pembroke Pines and Pompano Beach.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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