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 29, 1:41 PM EST, 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 241 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 .DISCUSSION...AS KATRINA MOVES NORTH FROM SOUTH MISSISSIPPI... ATLANTIC RIDGE SURFACE/ALOFT BUILDING SW INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS...WHERE THE RIDGE WILL SIT THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL STEER THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA NE THROUGH THE TN/OH VALLEYS TOWARD E CANADA. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND OVER S FLA BY NEXT WEEKEND. AMPLE MOISTURE ALOFT (PRECIPITABLE WATER ABOVE 2 INCHES) CONTINUALLY ADVECTED OVER S FLA ON SW FLOW ALOFT THROUGH FRI...DECREASING SAT/SUN AS TROUGH AXIS MOVES OVER S FLA. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE BY SUNDAY AS THE GFS SHOWS A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NW BAHAMAS AND EVENTUALLY EJECTS NORTHEAST WITH A SHORT WAVE. && .MARINE...THOUGH WINDS IN 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE...WILL KEEP GMZ676 IN ADVISORY AS ROUGH WATERS FROM AFFECTS OF KATRINA KEEP SEAS AT OR ABOVE 7 FEET THROUGH TUE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...A S/SW FLOW 10 TO 15 KNOTS AT MOST INTO THU...BECOMING SW TO W WITH WEAKER WINDS TOWARD WEEKEND AS TROUGH APPROACHES S FLA. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS HERE AS AFTN RHS TOO HIGH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 80 92 78 92 / 30 50 30 40 FORT LAUDERDALE 80 91 79 91 / 20 50 20 40 MIAMI 79 91 78 91 / 20 40 20 40 NAPLES 78 91 79 92 / 20 50 20 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR GMZ676. && 18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 952 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 FLZ063-066>068-070-071-301330- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- 920 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... ...HEAT INDEX READINGS 105 TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON NORTHERN INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA... THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND CONTINUE TO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS THE SEA AND LAKE BREEZES DEVELOPS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. TEMPERATURES: TEMPERATURES WILL GET UP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 70S. THE COMBINATION OF THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGH DEW POINTS WILL ALLOW THE HEAT INDICES TO GET UP INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. IF PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON, TAKE IF EASY AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FLZ072>075-301330- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 920 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS INTERIOR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHEAST METRO COAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND PUSHES INLAND. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FLZ069-301330- WESTERN COLLIER- 920 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEST COAST BEACHES TODAY... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WEST COAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY... RIP CURRENTS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ALONG WITH SOME SMALL SWELLS OF 2 FEET WILL AFFECT THE WEST COAST BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND THE SWELLS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME RIP CURRENTS TO AFFECT THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY. THEREFORE...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WEST COAST METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND PUSHES INLAND. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. BAXTER
The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 46-year-old female postal worker was critically injured while delivering mail. Lightning struck an oak tree next to the mail box and knocked the woman unconscious. She was admitted to a local hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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