1 heavy rain, 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 Jul 7, 8:55 AM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 955 AM EDT FRI JUL 7 2006 .DISCUSSION... ...WET AGAIN TODAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED... CURRENT...MOST ATMOS PARAMS FACTORS SEEM TO BE COMING TOGETHER TO PORTEND A WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT. ANOMALOUSLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH FOR EARLY JULY HAS DUG DOWN TO THE GULF COAST/NORTH FL THIS MORNING WITH FRONTAL BDRY DRAPED ACROSS NRN PENINSULA. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE... A LOW LEVEL FOCUS IN THE FORM OF THE FRONTAL BDRY...AND LARGE SCALE ASCENT ARE ALL PRESENT. IN SPITE OF MINIMAL SFC HEATING NOTHING HAS REALLY CHGD W/R/T THE CONVECTIVE/HEAVY RAIN THREATS WHICH WERE WELL OUTLINED IN THE EARLY MORNING AFD. IN FACT...CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IS ALREADY FORMING INVOF THE FL BIG BEND...AND RAINFALL FROM THIS FTR WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS THE NRN THIRD-HALF CWA BY 16Z OR SO. FCST...POPS ARE ALREADY 100 ACROSS THE NORTH. HAVE BUMPED POPS 10-20 PCT ACROSS THE SOUTH SUCH THAT THE SRN THIRD CWA IS AT 90 FOR TODAY. HAVE CONSERVATIVELY TRIMMED MAXES BACK TO L80S ACROSS THE NORTH... THOUGH SOME SPOTS WHICH DONT SEE ANY THIN SPOTS...LET ALONE SUN... WILL PROBABLY NOT BREAK 80 BEFORE RAIN DROPS THEM BACK INTO THE 70S. && .MARINE...BASED ON CURRENT BUOY DATA...WSW-SW FLOW LOOKS TO BE 10-15KT WITH 3-5FT SEAS. EXPECT THIS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME CHAOTIC INVOF NMRS STORMS AS THE FRONTAL BDRY SAGS INTO THE AREA. THUS THE MAIN MARINE HAZARD REMAINS LOCALLY ENHANCED WINDS/SEAS INVOF STORMS. && .AVIATION...DETERIORATING AVIATION WX CONDS EXPECTED W/ PREVAILING NMRS MVFR SHRA WITH SCT IFR TSRA. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && CRISTALDI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1115 AM EDT FRI JUL 7 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 072100- 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- 1115 AM EDT FRI JUL 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DAYTIME HEATING AND ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COUPLE WITH AN UNUSUAL SUMMERTIME FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA...AS WELL AS BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS FROM NUMEROUS EASTWARD MOVING SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER WESTERN FLORIDA...TO RESULT IN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN STORM HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. ALSO...A VERY LOW THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND WEAKER SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES EXISTS. ...FLOOD IMPACT... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO RESIDE OVER THE AREA...AND STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCAL RAIN TOTALS OF BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES. TEMPORARY PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS...AND IN PLACES THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AT NEARLY 20 KNOTS. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... THE COMBINATION OF DEEP MOISTURE AND NUMEROUS BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS FROM WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD RESULT IN AN A FEW WATERSPOUTS DEVELOPING TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... AFTERNOON AND EVENING LIGHTNING STORMS MORE TYPICAL OF THE FLORIDA SUMMER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AS THE FLOW PATTERN SHIFTS FROM OFFSHORE TO AN ONSHORE WIND REGIME...SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS MORE TOWARD THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES...AND DURING THE EARLY...MIDDLE AND LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. THE ONSHORE WIND FLOW WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR RIP CURRENTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF ANY WARNINGS BE ISSUED. PLEASE REPORT ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO INCHES OR MORE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE. CRISTALDI
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
NASA reported over 4 inches of rain over the Kennedy Space Center complex.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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