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 Mar 13, 2:40 PM EST, 9 hours earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI 240 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WARMER THAN NORMAL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CONTINENT. BIGGEST CHANGE THIS CYCLE WILL BE INCREASED CHANCES FOR CONVECTION OVER THE WEEKEND. MODELS ALL BEGINNING TO LOOK SIMILAR WITH RAIN CHANCES SATURDAY AND MAV CONTINUES THE HIGHER POPS THROUGH SUNDAY. MAIN REASON FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE DEEPER MOISTURE AND ENERGY CHUNKS ROTATING AROUND UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHEAST STATES. MAV NUMBERS MAY BE SOMEWHAT HIGH GIVEN THAT INSTABILITY LOOKS A BIT SKIMPY FOR SATURDAY...HOWEVER IF CLOUDINESS HOLDS OFF LONG ENOUGH TO HEAT THINGS UP WELL...AFTERNOON STORMS COULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. WITH SURFACE RIDGE DIRECTLY OVER SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY...WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT SO SEABREEZES WILL BE A GOOD BET. WILL INCREASE POPS TO SCATTERED CATEGORY AS WELL FOR SUNDAY. NO CHANGES THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS WITH A CONTINUATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD AS WARM TEMPERATURES PRODUCE SEABREEZES BOTH COASTS EACH DAY. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT OVER THE MARINE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NO HIGHLIGHTS NEEDED. DIRECTION WILL BE MOSTLY SOUTHEAST EXCEPT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. NO PROBLEMS FOR FIRE WEATHER. PBI BE 071/085 072/083 069 24122 FLL BE 074/085 075/084 072 24122 MIA BE 074/086 075/084 072 24121 APF BE 068/086 069/084 068 24020 .MIA...NONE.
FLZ063-066>075-132300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 900 AM EST THU MAR 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... A CONTINUING MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...ALONG WITH SEA BREEZE INFLUENCES...WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECT INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER SOUTH FLORIDA INTO NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS HOWEVER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
740 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0645 PM JUPITER FL .75 INCH HAIL
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
0645 PM JUPITER FL 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
0652 PM JUPITER FL 1.00 INCH HAIL
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
0655 PM N PALM BEACH FL 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
0700 PM JUPITER FL .88 INCH HAIL
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
0700 PM JUPITER FL 60 MPH TSTORM WIND
03/13/03 PALM BEACH
WCThe Miami radar (KAMX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm with wind gusts estimated at 65 mph blew down a 20-foot tall tree at 4643 University Drive.
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