1 heavy rain, 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 May 16, 4:22 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 522 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AS WELL... .DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN STATES...WITH A POTENT SHORTWAVE NOW DIGGING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL ROTATE EAST TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS IT DOES SO...THE LOCAL AREA WILL REMAIN IN AN AREA OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO SAG SOUTH INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT...ACTING AS AN ADDITIONAL FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ONE COMPLEX OF STORMS TRACKED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOPING UPSTREAM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER NEAR 2 INCHES. THUS...GIVEN THE TROPICAL AIRMASS IN PLACE ALONG WITH THE VERY HEALTHY UPPER DYNAMICS...AM EXPECTING ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...UNTIL THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE AREA. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA. THEN MUCH DRIER AIR WILL SETTLE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A RETURN SUNDAY INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING BACK THE POSSIBILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS. && .MARINE...WINDS WILL PREVAIL OUT OF THE SW TODAY THEN WILL BECOME NW THEN NORTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW GULF STREAM SEAS TO BUILD TO AROUND 6 FEET THEN. OTHERWISE...MAIN CONCERN TO MARINERS WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. MORE BENEFICIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 82 66 84 65 / 95 80 40 10 FORT LAUDERDALE 83 69 83 66 / 95 90 50 10 MIAMI 84 71 84 66 / 95 90 50 10 NAPLES 81 69 81 68 / 95 80 20 10 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 531 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 FLZ063-066>075-170915- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AGAIN TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COUPLED WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE AMPLE SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. TORNADOES: THE ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING ISOLATED TORNADOES. WATERSPOUTS: THE STRONGEST STORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS, INCLUDING THE GULF COASTAL WATERS, LAKE OKEECHOBEE, AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS WATERSPOUTS. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP THE SIZE OF PENNIES. FLOODING: PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 213 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 FLZ063-066>075-160715- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN-WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 213 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 AT 211 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GLADES, HENDRY, COLLIER AND MONROE COUNTIES MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD EAST OVER PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES BY 3 AM. EXPECT FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL... AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED IF THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STRENGTHENS. GARCIA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
336 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006
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0332 AM TSTM WND GST POMPANO BEACH 26.23N 80.12W
05/16/2006 E60 MPH BROWARD FL PUBLIC
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BRABNDERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 348 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 AMZ610-FLZ063-066-161000- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-GLADES-HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...LA BELLE... BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION 348 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED... THE THREAT FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE HAS ENDED. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE REGION EARLIER TONIGHT HAVE NOW MOVED TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THUS THE TORNADO THREAT IS OVER. HOWEVER...ANOTHER CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREA ON TUESDAY MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY IN THE FORM OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
755 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006
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0431 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 8 SSE KEY BISCAYNE 25.59N 80.10W
05/16/2006 M77.00 MPH AMZ651 FL C-MAN STATION
WIND MEASURED AT FOWEY ROCKS C-MAN STATION
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TWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Public measured 24-hour rain total of 7.61 inches at 5740 E 4 Ave in Hialeah.
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