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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 3:02 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 402 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2006 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...TWO DISTINCT UPPER LVL LOWS SEEN IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING. ONE WEST OF THE FL KEYS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD TODAY. THE SECOND UPR LOW EAST OF THE NRN BAHAMAS NEAR 24N/74W SHOULD CONTINUE ON A NNW TREK THOUGH THE MODELS DO NOT SEEM TO INITIALIZE THIS FEATURE WELL. A BAND OF SCT SHOWERS AND ISOLD TSTMS EXTEND FROM SE FL ACROSS THE E CENTRAL FL CSTL WATERS NEAR A MID LVL VORT LOBE WHICH THE GFS CONTINUES TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SRN PENINSULA THIS MORNING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. TODAY...WEAK EASTERLY WAVE WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING LOW LVL SE FLOW AND DEEPENING MOISTURE TO GENERATE SCT-NMRS SHOWERS AND SCT TSTMS TODAY. WILL KEEP POPS IN THE HIGH SCATTERED RANGE ACROSS FAR NRN SECTIONS WHERE SLIGHTLY LOWER PWATS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER COVERAGE THAN ACROSS CENTRAL/SRN SECTIONS WHERE LIKELY RAIN CHANCES ARE FORECAST. EXPECT ATLC SHOWERS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE COAST BEFORE SUNRISE WITH ACTIVITY MAKING IT INTO THE INTERIOR BY MID DAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS FROM 1-2 INCHES. HIGHS WILL BE HELD A BIT BELOW CLIMO LVLS WITH ONSHORE FLOW MID 80S BEACHES TO UPR 80S/NEAR 90 FOR THE INTERIOR. TONIGHT...SECOND EASTERLY WAVE WILL APPROACH THE EAST CENTRAL FL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT WITH AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND STORMS ONCE AGAIN. WILL FCST HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE TREASURE COAST IN THE MID SCT RANGE WHERE LATE NIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLD TSTMS WILL MOVE ASHORE DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. ESE ONSHORE FLOW WILL HOLD LOWS UP IN THE UPR 70S NEAR THE BEACHES AND MID 70S FOR THE INTERIOR. WED-THU... SHORT WAVE TROF OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE IS EMBEDDED WITHIN A DEEP ESERLY FLOW. THIS WILL STEER THE TROF AROUND THE SW PERIPHERY OF THE DLM ATLC RIDGE AND INTO THE GOMEX ON THU...KEEPING DIURNAL PRECIP CHANCES. DLM MOISTURE ASSOC WITH THE TROF RUNNING AOA 75% WILL GENERATE SCT-NMRS SHRAS/TSRAS ON WED AS THE TROF PUSHES INTO THE FL STRAITS...DIMINISHING TO ISOLD/SCT ON THU AS E/SELY FLOW BEGINS TO PULL IN A LARGE SUPPRESSED AIRMASS IN FROM THE ATLC. FRI-MON... WITH A LITTLE SMOOTHING IN THE H100-H70 LYR...ONE COULD ARGUE THE DLM ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE SRN TIER STATES ALL THE WAY TO THE BAJA PENINSULA. COUPLED WITH THE DLM PACIFIC RIDGE CENTERED N OF HAWAII...THE PROSPECT FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT UPSTREAM JET FEATURES OR SHORT WAVE TROFS DISPLACING THE ATLC RIDGE THRU THE WEEKEND ARE PRETTY SLIM. FURTHERMORE...DRY AIR ASSOC WITH THE ATLC RIDGE (LYR RH VALUES AOB 60%) WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO THE SE U.S. BY THE WEEKEND...THOUGH CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS IT COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS FRI. PERSISTENT SERLY FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPS NEAR CLIMO...DRY AIR ADVECTION WILL KEEP POPS AOB 30%. && .MARINE...SE/ESE WINDS AT 10-15 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY TONIGHT. SEAS FROM 3-4 FT TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 4-5 FT LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT SCT SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE WATERS. DEEP PERSISTENT E/SERLY FLOW WILL GENERATE AN ERLY SWELL COMPONENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SFC/BNDRY LYR WINDS MAY KICK UP TO CAUTIONARY LVLS ON WED AS A WEAK INVERTED TROF OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WORKS ITS WAY AROUND THE BASE OF THE DLM ATLC RIDGE AND INTO THE FL STRAITS. && .AVIATION...WILL CONT SCT SHRA OVER THE E CENTRAL FL CSTL ROUTES THROUGH EARLY AFTN WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW TSRA MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE ATLC WATERS. EXPECT SHRA/TSRA CHCS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE INTERIOR (KMCO-KSFB) BTWN 16Z-22Z AS ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO PROGRESS WESTWARD DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTN HOURS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 87 76 89 76 / 50 30 50 20 MCO 89 75 92 75 / 60 30 60 30 MLB 86 79 88 77 / 60 40 50 30 VRB 87 78 87 78 / 60 40 60 30 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...VOLKMER LONG TERM....BRAGAW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 437 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 112045- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 437 AM EDT TUE JUL 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE WILL BRING INCREASED MOISTURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEEP MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TODAY. IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA MOVE INDOORS INTO A STURDY STRUCTURE. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A DEVELOPING OCEAN SWELL AND AN OUTGOING TIDE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. REMEMBER TO NOT SWIM ALONE. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS BY TONIGHT WILL BUILD SEAS TO 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATER TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS VENTURING WELL OFFSHORE SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ONSHORE FLOW WILL THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK WILL BRING AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES. SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS THROUGH MID WEEK WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED BY THE START OF THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. VOLKMER
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:40 UTC.
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Lightning started a fire that destroyed a $2 million house.
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