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 25, 1:15 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 215 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .DISCUSSION...VERY BROAD DEEP LAYER RIDGE CURRENTLY LIES ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THUSLY GIVING US EXTREME WEAK STEERING FLOW. THIS QUITE EVIDENT ON RADAR AND SATELLITE ANIMATION SHOWING VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE GFS HAS BEEN THE MODEL OF CHOICE THE PAST FEW DAYS AND SEE NO REASON TO DISAGREE AT THIS POINT. IT CONTINUES TO SHOW THE DEEP LAYER RIDGE BUILDING AND MOVING NORTH LEAVING US WITH DEEP LAYER EASTERLIES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING THIS FLOW MAY STILL PRETTY WEAK PRIOR TO 18Z WILL ONLY TREND DOWN POPS FOR EAST COAST DOWN SLIGHTLY. T.D. 5 CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WNW INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM, THE GFS SHOWS STRONG SUBSIDENCE COMING ACROSS S FLA BY SUNDAY ON THE NW SIDE AND HAVE DROPPED POPS SUBSTANTIALLY ESPECIALLY FOR THE E CST. EASTERLY FLOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK SO HIGHEST POPS TO BE INTERIOR AND W CST ZONES. && .AVIATION...ALL TERMINALS HAVE REMAINED FREE OF CONVECTION THROUGH 2PM...BUT THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MUCH SLOWER TO DEVELOP ALONG THE KPBI-KTMB EAST COAST TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON THAN YESTERDAY...DESPITE GOOD CONVERGENCE ALONG SUBTLE BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE TO SE PALM BEACH COUNTIES. WOULD EXPECT STORMS TO FORM ALONG THIS BOUNDARY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOWS INTERACT WITH IT...AND THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE E/NE AT 5 TO 10 MPH INTO THE VICINITY OF THE EAST COAST TERMINALS. IT APPEARS THAT ON THE WEST COAST THE SEA BREEZE HAS PENETRATED INLAND OF KAPF...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT LOCAL OFFSHORE FLOW FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW MAY ALLOW STORMS TO FORM IN THE KAPF VICINITY. ACTIVITY SHOULD WIND DOWN TOWARDS SUNSET AT ALL TERMINALS...BUT WITH DEEP ALBEIT WEAK EASTERLY FLOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM KPBI-KMIA. && .MARINE...LIGHT SE WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH SEAS REMAINING AT 2 FEET OR LESS. THEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING DEPRESSION. THE QUESTION IS THE INTENSITY OF THE DEPRESSION WHEN IT BEGINS TO INFLUENCE THE WINDS IN OUR REGION. AT THIS TIME, IT APPEARS THAT THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KT BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 75 90 77 90 / 40 50 30 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 78 90 78 90 / 30 50 20 30 MIAMI 77 90 79 92 / 30 50 20 30 NAPLES 75 91 76 91 / 30 60 30 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION...STRASSBERG PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE...BRABANDER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1119 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 FLZ063-066>075-261000- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 1055 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...NUMEROUS STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... ...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. WIND: ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL WIND FIELDS ARE LIGHT...RELATIVELY DRIER AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAIL: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA-SIZED HAIL. FLOODING: DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG WITH LIGHT STEERING FLOW ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
The Miami radar (KAMX), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 34-year-old woman was struck by lightning just after stepping out of her car. She was holding an umbrella. The victim was not breathing when paramedics arrived, but she was revived on the trip to the hospital.Strong thunderstorms were observed in the area.
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