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 Jul 9, 12:54 PM EST, 6 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 154 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006 .DISCUSSION... THE SURFACE TROUGH HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMA ISLANDS HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS. BOTH SEA BREEZES HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG BOTH COASTLINES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOP ALONG BOTH COASTLINES AND ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH. THE SEA BREEZES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE INLAND THROUGH REST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS THE SURFACE TROUGH SLOWLY DRIFTS SOUTH. THEREFORE...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME NUMEROUS IN NATURE. SO WILL CONTINUE THE LIKELY POPS OVER MOST OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED RIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIE OUT THIS EVENING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...AS THE HEATING OF THE DAY IS LOST AND THE SURFACE TROUGH DISSIPATES. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS IS FOR THE EAST COAST AREAS WHERE ISOLATED ACTIVITY COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EASTERLY DIRECTION ALLOWING FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT DO DEVELOP IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO PUSH INTO THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE SKIES WILL ALSO CLEAR UP TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE CWA ALLOWING FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING ALLOWING FOR THE TEMPS TO FALL CLOSE TO THE DEW POINTS WHICH ARE IN THE UPPER 60S OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS. THEREFORE...THE LOW TEMPS COULD FALL CLOSE TO THE RECORD LOWS TONIGHT OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS WHICH ARE: IMMOKALEE 67 - 1972 BELLE GLADE 67 - 1956 40 MILE BEND 66 - 1956 HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS MONDAY THROUGH REST OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO BE MAINLY FROM THE EAST OVER THE CWA. THEREFORE...THE CWA SHOULD GET BACK TO THE TYPICAL SUMMER TIME PATTERN WITH NIGHTTIME AND MORNING ACTIVITY ALONG THE EAST COAST...AND AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS. THE ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT FOR THIS WEEK IS THE UPPER LOW AND THE ASSOCIATED TROPICAL WAVE NORTH THE PUERTO RICO. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS...BUT THE TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AND MOVE THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. .EXTENDED FORECAST... THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS EXTENDING BACK INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW OVER THE CWA...AND THE SUMMER TIME WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. && .MARINE... THE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE EAST THROUGH THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MONDAY NIGHT...AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW THE SCEC CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. SO IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD WEEK FOR BOATING OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY. && .FIRE WEATHER... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE WEEK...DUE TO THE TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINING OVER THE CWA. SO NO PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FIRE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 75 88 77 89 / 40 50 40 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 76 87 78 88 / 30 40 30 40 MIAMI 76 89 78 90 / 40 50 40 50 NAPLES 73 90 72 91 / 30 50 40 50 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && 54
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006 FLZ063-066>075-100830- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 430 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006 ...HIGH RISK OF LIGHTNING ALL AREAS TODAY... ...HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: A MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZES MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACTS FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS STEERING WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY. FLOODING: DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING WINDS ALOFT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY. URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL OCCUR. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY. NO OTHER 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), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home near the South Florida Fairgrounds, causing a fire in the attic. No one was injured. Approximately 400 lightning strikes were noted in central Palm Beach County between 7 and 9 PM.
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