1 lightning, 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 Aug 25, 9:20 AM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1020 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 UPDATED...THE MIA SOUNDING THIS MORNING CAME IN WITH PWAT AT 2.11 INCHES WHICH IS HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY MORNING ALONG WITH THE LIGHT WINDS UP TO 700 MBS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS ALSO LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH PWAT AND THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS HELPING TO GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS THIS MORNING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS AND MOVE VERY SLOWLY...AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA BREEZES AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. SO THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE ZONES PACKAGE IS TO MENTION POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS AND THE HIGH PWAT. THE WINDS THIS MORNING OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS WERE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SO THE ONLY CHANGE IS TO OPEN UP THE WIND DIRECTION A LITTLE...AND TO CHANCE WORDING THE CHANCE TO SCATTERED WORDING. && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && BAXTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 448 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 FLZ068-072-074-252200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 448 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS THIS MORNING OVER ATLANTIC WATERS... ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY THIS MORNING. THIS, COMBINED WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS, WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL THEN MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST UNDER A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW AFFECTING THE EASTERN METRO AREAS. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, WHICH IN TURN WILL RESULT IN IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-252200- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 448 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL THEN MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST UNDER A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, WHICH IN TURN WILL RESULT IN IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:28 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 33-year-old soccer coach was talking on the telephone when he received a shock from a lightning strike knocking him from his chair.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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