1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 21, 8:15 AM EST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 915 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2006 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT...SFC METARS INDICATE BROAD LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IS ACROSS THE NRN HALF OF THE STATE THIS MORNING. WATERVAPOR/RUC H25 ANLYS SHOWS THE CYCLONIC SHEAR AXIS HASNT QUITE MADE IT HALFWAY UP THE STATE YET...WITH THE EMBEDDED UPPER VORTEX ALONG THE EAST COAST NR KVRB. SOUTH OF THE AXIS...PLENTY OF H25 DIVG INDICATED ACROSS THE SRN THIRD STATE. ASCD LIFT HELPED SPARK COASTAL CONVECTION WHICH FORMED AROUND 08Z IN MOIST SE FLOW. PER KMLB 88D... THIS ACTIVITY HELD TOGETHER NWD THRU I.R. CO...BUT THEN FELL APART RAPIDLY AS IT CROSSED THE SHEAR AXIS. MORNING RAOBS SHOW DEEP SE FLOW UP THRU H60 AT TBW-KXMR WITH PWATS RANGING FROM ABOUT 1.8/1.9 ACROSS THE NRN HALF OF THE STATE TO 2.1 ACROSS SOUTH FL. TODAY...FCST SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. DEEP SE FLOW SHOULD ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT/STEADY INLAND PROGRESS OF THE ECSB. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE ACROSS ENTIRE CWA SHOULD MAKE FOR POPS NR MAV NUMBERS. PLAN TO TWEAK UP ABOUT 10% AND GO WITH 80 FOR THE SRN 3 COS...AND 70 (60) FOR THE NORTH-CTRL INTR (COAST). && .MARINE...BUOY/C-MAN OBS SHOW SE-S FLOW ABOUT 10-12KT OVER THE CWA WITH 2-3FTR SEAS. SPEEDS NOT LIKELY TO DECREASE DUE TO DIURNAL ENHANCEMENT VIS LCL SEA BREEZE CIRC...SO WILL BUMP UP SPEEDS BY ABOUT 5KT. && .AVIATION...IFR TSRA COVERAGE SHOULD BE PRETTY WDSPRD TODAY. BEST CHC FOR ACTIVITY NR THE COASTAL AERODROMES WILL BE 16Z-20Z...AND 20Z-24Z INLAND...GIVE OR TAKE AN HR OR TWO. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...CRISTALDI LONG TERM....PENDERGRAST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 500 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 220900- COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER- INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 500 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES BEFORE SPREADING NORTHWESTWARD AND BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST STORMS...LOCATED MAINLY WEST OF A LINE STRETCHING FROM DAYTONA BEACH THROUGH KISSIMMEE AND TOWARDS INDIANTOWN WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:15 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Both the Okeechobee County Sheriffs office and the St. Lucie County Emergency Management simultaneously reported a small tornado on the ground just west of the Okeechobee - St. Lucie county line. No significant damage was found.
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