1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 25, 9:20 AM EST, 2 hours 9 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1053 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 FLZ063-066>075-252200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 1053 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON. ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA BREEZES, LAKE BREEZES, AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN MOVE VERY LITTLE OR SLOWLY TO THE NORTH, WHICH IN TURN WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND 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. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. IF YOU SEE WATER COVERING THE ROADWAYS TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BAXTER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A lightning-initiated wildfire burned one acre and briefly threatened nearby homes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5412024.