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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 14, 2:20 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
220 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2005
.DISCUSSION...BAND OF PREFRONTAL CONVECTION NOW MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA METRO AREAS SHOULD CLEAR THE COAST BY LATE
AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP POPS HIGH AT LEAST FOR THE EVENING HOURS IN LINE
WITH CURRENT MOS GUIDANCE SINCE RADARS INDICATE AREAS OF NON-CONVECTIVE
RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THE STATE BEHIND THE STORMS. COLD FRONT ON TRACK
AND SHOULD STALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA BY EARLY SATURDAY. HAVE KEPT CLOUDS
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ALL ZONES INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA SUNDAY. WITH SHORTWAVE EXITING THE REGION...
SKIES AND ANY LEFTOVER RAIN SHOULD CLEAR OUT. NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. COLDER AIR
WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN REINFORCING HIGH
PRESSURE SHOULD EXTEND COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS INTO THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT WILL REQUIRE A CAUTION FLAG IN THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE
MORE SLOW TO SHIFT EAST WATERS...HOWEVER CAUTION WILL NEED TO BE POSTED
SINCE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING.
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA SUNDAY AND NORTH/NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO MID WEEK.
GULF STREAM SEAS WILL BE HIGH.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY IN THE
COMING WEEK. NO PROBLEMS FORESEEN AS YET.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 66 76 63 74 / 70 40 40 20
FORT LAUDERDALE 69 77 64 75 / 70 40 40 20
MIAMI 67 78 65 76 / 70 40 40 20
NAPLES 61 74 59 73 / 40 20 20 20
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ZONES
670-671.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ZONES
656-657-676.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 830 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 FLZ068-072-074-142300- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 830 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY... A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. THE DISTURBANCE, AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT, WILL MOVE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING, THEN MOVE INTO THE EAST METRO AREAS FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO MIAMI LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASING UNSTABLE OVER THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AS COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVE OVER VERY WARM AIR NEAR THE SURFACE. THIS, ALONG WITH FAVORABLE WINDS CREATE A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS TODAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THESE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTING, LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 INCHES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT MANY PLACES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. IN ADDITION, ONSHORE BREEZES WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO MIAMI. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT GRADUALLY CLEARING THROUGH SATURDAY WITH COOLER AIR FILTERING IN THROUGH MONDAY. ALSO, SURF CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST, AS MODERATE SWELL MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-142300- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 830 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. THE DISTURBANCE, AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT, WILL MOVE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING, THEN MOVE INTO THE EAST METRO AREAS FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO MIAMI LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THESE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTING, LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 INCHES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT MANY PLACES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT GRADUALLY CLEARING THROUGH SATURDAY WITH COOLER AIR FILTERING IN THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1034 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 AMZ610-FLZ063-066-067-141605- GLADES-HENDRY-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- 1034 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VENUS SOUTH TO PALMDALE AND ORTONA AND THEN TO FELDA WILL BE MOVING TOWARD THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA. RESIDENTS OF MOORE HAVEN...LAKEPORT...CLEWISTON...SOUTH BAY... AND BELLE GLADE CAN EXPECT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY RAINS AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR...AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AS THE LINE MOVES EAST. MARINERS ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE SHOULD BE MOVING BACK TO SAFE HARBOR BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE AROUND 11 AM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 252 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 FLZ068-142015- PALM BEACH EASTERN- 252 PM EST FRI JAN 14 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 252 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH SOUTH TO BOCA RATON. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 45 MPH...POSSIBLY DOWNING A FEW TREES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING OFF THE COAST BY 315 PM. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 44-year-old male construction worker in the median of I-95 near Forest Hill Boulevard was injured when lightning struck a nearby crane. He was transported to the hospital then released.
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