1 waterspout, 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 Jun 25, 9:09 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1009 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2002 12Z RAOB SHOWS PWATS AT 2.14 WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS BELOW 7K AND LIGHT SOUTHWEST ABOVE THAT LVL BUT CALM FROM 15K TO 30K. EXPECT SCATTERED ACTIVITY ALONG EAST COAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY DEVELOPING INTERIOR AND WEST THIS AFTERNOON. WATERSPOUTS WERE REPORTED THIS MORNING OFF FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH. ADDITIONAL SPOUTS MAY OCCUR THROUGH NOON AND IS HANDLED CURRENTLY WITH A MWS. FOR THE AM UPDATE...THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE CHANGED WILL BE TO ELIMINATE MORNING WORDING. REST LOOKS FINE. .MIA...NONE.
FLZ063-066>075-251800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 900 AM EDT TUE JUN 25 2002 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENT ON THE PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE BEACHES TODAY... ...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS THIS MORNING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH AGAIN TODAY. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORID TODAY. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM AT ANY TIME...THE BRUNT OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG BOTH THE WEST AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZES AND THE LAKE BREEZE. ONCE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORM...ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FORMED BY THE INITIAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ALOFT ARE QUITE LIGHT AND THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVERS. THIS MEANS THAT IN ADDITION TO DEADLY LIGHTNING SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...IN COMBINATION WITH FAVORABLE TIDE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OFF THE BROWARD COAST EARLIER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL WATERSPOUTS MAY FORM FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
A pilot reported a waterspout in the Atlantic.
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