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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 15, 1:03 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 203 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AT THIS HOUR. PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE AND ADVANCING SEA/LAKE BREEZES WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY. ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE...SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC LOOKING PRETTY LIKELY AS MODELS HAVE SUGGESTED. TPC CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR. GUIDANCE/FORECASTS INDICATE A NORTHWARD TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...AND THEREFORE NO REAL THREAT TO SOUTH FLORIDA AT THIS TIME. UPPER LOW OVER FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS FLORIDA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. OVERALL...SOUTH FLORIDA CAN EXPECT NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND TYPICAL SUMMER DIURNAL PATTERN OF CONVECTION AT LEAST INTO THE COMING WEEKEND. GFS MOS GUIDANCE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH FL. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS MOVED FURTHER INLAND ACROSS PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTIES AS OPPOSED TO THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST. THUS...HAVE REMOVED TEMPO TSRA FOR BOTH PBI AND FLL BUT KEPT TSRA IN FOR MIA/TMB/APF TERMINALS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX OVERNIGHT TO LIGHT/VARIABLE WITH VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING THROUGH WED MORNING. && .MARINE...WINDS WILL BECOME GENERALLY EAST ACROSS ALL SOUTH FLORIDA MARINE ZONES BY WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BE 4 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS/CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 77 90 79 90 / 20 50 30 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 78 89 79 90 / 20 40 20 20 MIAMI 78 90 79 91 / 20 40 20 20 NAPLES 75 90 75 93 / 30 50 30 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 502 AM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 FLZ063-066>075-160900- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 454 AM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH, AND SMALL HAIL. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. FLOODING: WEAK STEERING FLOW ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL ALSO RESULT IN SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE THE STRONGEST STORMS TO PRODUCE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF URBAN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MOST NUMEROUS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1003 AM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 SE DOWNTOWN MIAMI 25.73N 80.16W
08/14/2006 E0 MPH MIAMI-DADE FL C-MAN STATION
WIND GUSTS REPORTED AT 42 KNOTS
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BAXTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1029 AM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1014 AM WATER SPOUT 4 E BOYNTON BEACH 26.53N 80.03W
08/15/2006 AMZ650 FL TRAINED SPOTTER
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DGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 230 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 FLZ067-151930- PALM BEACH WESTERN FL- 230 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST PALM BEACH COUNTY... AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKEELANTA MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS US 27 IN PALM BEACH COUNTY BETWEEN OKEELANTA AND THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTY LINE BETWEEN 245 PM AND 315 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. IF THIS STORM BECOMES ANY STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAYBE NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. BAXTER
The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The school principal at Golden Gate Elementary School was struck by lightning as he was dismissing students at the school. He was treated at the scene and released. It was raining heavily and the principal was holding an umbrella when struck.
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