1 tornado, 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 Sep 6, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 .UPDATED..THE WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 25 MPH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS AT ALL OF THE ASOS SITE ALONG THE EAST COAST. THE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 25 MPH THROUGH REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE...DROP THE WIND ADV FOR THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...AT 11 AM EDT...THE LARGE CIRCULATION CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. FRANCES WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THE CENTER OF FRANCES SHOULD MOVE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ALONG THE EAST COAST WHERE ALSO REPORTING 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD COME DOWN THIS EVENING...AS THE MIXING WILL DIE DOWN DUE TO THE LOST OF HEATING. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS UNTIL 11 PM. FRANCES WAS STILL SENDING OUTER FEEDER BANDS INTO SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THESE FEEDER BANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CWA THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE FEEDER BANDS SHOULD SLOWLY DISSIPATE THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...AS TROPICAL STORM FRANCES SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWEST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS OVERNIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE WEST COAST AND SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE CWA. THEREFORE...PLAN ON LEAVING SCATTERED POPS OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THEN ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY FOR THE WEST COAST AND SOUTHEAST COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRANCES SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH NORTH OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON TUESDAY AND TO GET BACK TO HAVING SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG BOTH COAST IN THE LATE MORNINGS OR EARLY AFTERNOONS. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH...AS THE STEERING FLOW WILL STILL BE FROM THE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION DUE TO FRANCES NORTHWEST OF THE CWA AND THE HIGH TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA. .EXTENDED FORECAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO SOUTH FLORIDA LATE NEXT WEEK FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND KEEP THE MOST OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST LATE THIS WEEK. TEMPS WILL ALSO BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR OVER SOUTH FLORIDA LATE NEXT WEEK. FOR NEXT WEEKEND...THE FORECAST WILL DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF IVAN THAT IS LOCATED ABOUT 430 NM EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE THIS MORNING. IVAN IS FORECAST BY THE NHC TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY NEXT WEEKEND. THEREFORE...PLAN ON KEEPING THE POPS IN THE SCATTERED CONDITIONS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND UNTIL THERE IS MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK AND LOCATION OF IVAN. && .MARINE...THE WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHERE RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS...AND AROUND 20 KNOTS OVER THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS ON THE LAKE...AND 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS. THE SEAS WILL ALSO BE DECREASING FROM 7 TO 9 FEET DOWN TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND FROM 5 TO 7 FEET DOWN TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE. THEREFORE...PLAN TO HAVE SCA ON ALL WATERS FOR SEAS...EXCEPT FOR THE LAKE WHERE THIS AREA WILL HAVE AN SCEC FOR WINDS. && .FIRE WEATHER...STILL RATHER MOIST SO NO CONCERNS ANTICIPATED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 77 91 76 91 / 30 50 40 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 89 78 89 / 30 40 30 40 MIAMI 78 92 77 92 / 30 40 30 40 NAPLES 78 90 78 90 / 30 40 30 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...WIND ADV FOR AM-068-072-074 AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS...EXCEPT FOR AMZ-610 WHICH WILL HAVE SCEC. GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS. && BAXTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 615 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 FLZ063-066>075-062100- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 615 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALL SOUTH FLORIDA BEACHES... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO BEACHES TODAY. 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1140 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 FLZ063-066-061645- HENDRY-GLADES- 1140 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH #804 THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR GLADES...HENDRY COUNTIES AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS CANCELED... RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS ONLY WEAK SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE AREA, BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado briefly touched down near Central Boulevard and I-95.
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