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 May 2, 1:35 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 235 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2005 .DISCUSSION...THIS IS A CHALLENGING FORECAST TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ETA HAS OUTPERFORMED THE GFS WITH THE HANDLING OF THE NOW STATIONARY FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE GFS HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN SHOWING THE COLD FRONT MOVING FULLY ACROSS SOUTH FL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ETA EVEN A FEW DAYS AGO STALLED THE FRONT WHERE IT IS NOW. GIVEN THIS...AM CHOOSING TO FOLLOW THE ETA SOLUTION FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. ALTHOUGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW...IT IS SOMEWHAT BETTER THAN IT WAS THIS MORNING...WHEN AGAIN THE GFS CLEARED THE FRONT A GOOD DISTANCE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY TOMORROW MORNING. AT LEAST NOW THE 12Z GFS RUN IS TRENDING CLOSER TO THE WETTER ETA SOLUTION...KEEPING THE FRONT NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA. SO WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF THE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS SOUTH FL...ALONG WITH SULTRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE (DEWPOINTS AROUND 70F) OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ANTICIPATE SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS TO FORM ACROSS THE AREA. BELIEVE THAT THE LACK OF DYNAMICS WILL RESULT IN MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION...SO THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TIMEFRAME WILL HAVE THE GREATEST POPS (40- 50%)...MUCH LIKE A SUMMERTIME REGIME. THINK THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EACH NIGHT OVER THE SURROUNDING WATERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WARMER GULF STREAM...SO ADDED THIS TO THE FORECAST. FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AGAIN LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE ETA LIFTS THE FRONT INTO NORTH FL AND DEVELOPS LOW PRESSURE ALONG IT OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE GFS DEVELOPS A LOW ACROSS CENTRAL FL. MEANWHILE...THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A LOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACKS IT INTO NORTH FL. DUE TO THESE INCONSISTENCIES...DECIDED NOT TO MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THINK THE INHERITED CHANCE POPS THROUGH FRIDAY IS THE BEST WAY TO GO...WITH DRIER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND AS MOST MODELS DEPICT THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA. && .MARINE...WIND DIRECTION FORECAST IS THE TRICKY PART FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SIDING WITH THE ETA...WHICH KEEPS THE FRONT CLOSE TO WHERE IT IS NOW...GIVES A PREVAILING SE FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. HOWEVER...WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GO NE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...AND POTENTIALLY EVEN THE NORTHERN ATL WATERS. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS DUE TO HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS. PATCHY FOG MAY FORM TONIGHT INLAND AREAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 71 84 70 83 / 30 50 40 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 74 85 72 83 / 30 50 40 50 MIAMI 75 86 72 84 / 30 50 40 50 NAPLES 70 85 71 83 / 20 50 40 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DFG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005 FLZ063-066>075-022200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY- MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 1125 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON... A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHEAST METRO AREAS AND NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS BUT THEY COULD STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ALONG WITH LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. 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. PS
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 13-year-old boy was injured while touching a metal fence when lightning struck nearby.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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