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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 13, 9:30 AM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .UPDATE...UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ORIENTED BOUNDARY LOCATED OVER NORTH/CENTRAL FLORIDA. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS MOIST OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WITH 2.03 INCH PWAT FROM THE MORNING MFL SOUNDING. LIGHT SOUTHEAST MEAN FLOW SHOWING UP IN WIND PROFILES SUGGESTS AFTERNOON SEABREEZE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY PUSH INLAND ALONG THE EAST COAST...EXCEPT PERHAPS NEAR PALM BEACH COUNTY WHERE WIND REGIME IS MORE SOUTHERLY. WEST COAST SEABREEZE SHOULD BE MOST ACTIVE...THUS UPPING POPS TO 60% FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND COLLIER. UNFORTUNATELY...MOST OF TODAYS WEATHER SHOULD OCCUR IN AREAS THAT MOST NEED GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS AFTER CHARLEY. A FEW BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. && HANDEL .620 AM UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE TO THE WEST COAST REGION AS A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED OVER THIS REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND MOVE INTO WESTERN METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SO PLAN ON REMOVING THE MORNING WORDING...AND JUST SAY A CHANCE WORDING FOR THE WEST COAST. .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...HURRICANE CHARLEY IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WATERS. THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE CAROLINAS COAST TODAY...AS THE STATIONARY FRONT REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS OF MEXICO ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH FLORIDA IN A SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY...AND THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW OUTER FEEDER BANDS THAT COULD EXTEND DOWN INTO THE CWA AREA. BUT IF ANY OF THEM DEVELOP...THEY SHOULD BE OVER MOSTLY THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. SO PLAN ON HAVING THE HIGHEST POPS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA DECREASING AS YOU GO SOUTH THROUGH THE CWA. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY...AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN US LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BUILD INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND SHIFT THE STEERING FLOW FROM THE SOUTH TO THE EAST. THIS WILL PUSH MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY TO THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST ON SUNDAY. .EXTENDED FORECAST...THE HIGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES ISLANDS MOVES NORTHWEST TOWARDS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WAVE COULD MOVE THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY. SO PLAN ON RAISING THE POPS A LITTLE ON TUESDAY TO ACCOUNT THE INCREASE MOISTURE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. TROPICAL DEPRESSION #5 EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS FORECAST BY THE NHC TO MOVE NORTHWEST TO AROUND THE JAMAICA ISLAND BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE THE FORECAST IS VERY UNCERTAIN FOR LATE NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF DEPRESSION #5. AT THIS TIME PLAN ONLY TO INCREASE THE MOISTURE A LITTLE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA LATE NEXT WEEK TO SHOW THAT THE DEPRESSION #5 IS IN THE AREA OF SOUTH FLORIDA. && .MARINE...THE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WERE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. OVER THE GULF AND LAKE WATERS...THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS SPEED SHOULD ALSO SLOWLY DECREASE TO AROUND 10 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON. THE SEAS WILL ALSO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM 2 TO 4 FEET DOWN TO 2 FEET BY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...PLAN ON DROPPING THE SCA FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS...AND PUT UP A SCEC FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ONLY FOR THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN BE AROUND 10 KNOTS THROUGH MONDAY...AS THEY SHIFT FROM A SOUTH DIRECTION TO A EAST DIRECTION. THE WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE TROPICAL WAVE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS...AND INCREASE THE SEAS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO 2 TO 4 FEET. THE WINDS WILL THEN REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS THROUGH REST OF THE WEEK WITH SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET...AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION #5 GETS CLOSER TO SOUTH FLORIDA. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AROUND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 92 78 91 78 / 50 30 30 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 90 80 89 81 / 40 20 20 20 MIAMI 91 79 90 80 / 30 20 30 20 NAPLES 90 75 91 74 / 50 30 40 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && BAXTER
6HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 600 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ063-066>075-132200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 600 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HURRICANE CHARLEY AFFECTING SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY, MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR DETAILS ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF ANY DAMAGING WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES WILL BE NEEDED TODAY. PS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 721 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 FLZ070-073-075-131200- EASTERN COLLIER-MAINLAND MONROE-WESTERN DADE- 721 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING TOWARD U.S. HIGHWAY 41 IN THE EVERGLADES... AT 721 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE EVERGLADES...APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORTYMILE BEND. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH...AND SHOULD REACH U.S. HIGHWAY 41 BETWEEN FORTYMILE BEND AND MONROE STATION BY 8 AM THIS MORNING...NEAR THE DADE COLLIER TRAINING AIRPORT. RADAR SHOWED A WEAK ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. THE ROTATION APPEARED TOO BROAD AND WEAK TO BE TORNADIC. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 41 THROUGH THE EVERGLADES AND PERSONNEL AT THE DADE COLLIER TRAINING AIRPORT SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS TO 45 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 909 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 FLZ066-070-131330- EASTERN COLLIER-HENDRY- 909 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...STRONG STORM OVER BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE PRESERVE... AT 909 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER THE BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE PRESERVE...APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF ROCK ISLAND...IN RURAL EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE STORM IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD INTERSTATE 75...ALLIGATOR ALLEY NEAR MILE MARKER 70. A WEAK ROTATION WAS INDICATED WITH THIS STORM. WHILE NOT CONSIDERED TORNADIC...THE STORM MAY INTENSIFY. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 75 SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS IN THE NEXT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AS THE STORM MOVE OVER THE ROAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 954 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 FLZ070-131430- EASTERN COLLIER- 954 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 AT 954 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SHOWER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...FIVE MILES NORTH OF THE OASIS RANGER STATION...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH THROUGH THE BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE PRESERVE...IN RURAL EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY. A WEAK ROTATION WAS EVIDENT ON RADAR...ALTHOUGH NOT SEVERE AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1028 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 FLZ066-070-131500- EASTERN COLLIER-HENDRY- 1028 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH BIG CYPRESS WILDLIFE PRESERVE... AT 1028 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW STRONG STORMS MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH...APPOXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MICCOSUKEE INDIAN RESERVATION. THE STORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE BIG CYPRESS WILDLIFE PRESERIVE...IN RURAL EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY...AND WILL BEGIN CROSSING INTERSTATE 75...ALLIGATOR ALLEY AROUND 1045 AM...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD PASSING EAST OF THE HENDRY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 60 SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:04 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A long-track supercell tornado, associated with a rainband of Hurricane Charley, moved across the open Everglades before striking a building in Clewiston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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