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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 26, 1:30 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 230 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 .DISCUSSION...LATEST RUC 250MB WIND ANALYSIS AT JET LEVEL SHOWED ONE MINI STREAK JUST EXITING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PENINSULA AND ANOTHER APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST COAST. DAY TIME HEATING WAS ALLOWING CU FIELD TO DEVELOP OVER LESS CLOUDY AREAS...MAINLY NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF CWA WHILE JET STREAM CIRRUS WAS INHIBITING HEATING OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA. SURFACE RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL ALLOWED SEA BREEZES TO FORM ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST AND SLOWLY PUSH INLAND DUE TO THE WESTERLY FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE. RADARS WERE DETECTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF STREAM WITH THE PRECIPITATION MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. TONIGHT...MAIN CHALLENGE FOR THE EARLY EVENING FORECAST WILL BE HOW LONG TO KEEP LINGERING FOR THUNDER/LIGHTNING STORMS GOING FROM ORLANDO AND THE CAPE SOUTH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. LATEST WRFNMM8 RUN WAS INDICATING BEST MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH EAST/WEST COAST SEA BREEZE INTERACTION OVER THE INTERIOR MID/LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE STORMS HINTING AT A DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE COAST WITH THE WESTERLY STEERING FLOW LATE. WRF WAS ALSO SHOWING POSSIBILITY OF A FEW EVEN LINGERING PAST MIDNIGHT FROM FORT PIERCE SOUTH. HOWEVER...THIS MAY BE A BIT OVER-OPTIMISTIC. CIRRUS SHIELD SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD HAS ALLOWED MAX HEATING OVER CLOUD FREE AREAS BUT DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE OVER NORTHERN THIRD OF CWA... SHOWERS HAVE NOT YET DEVELOPED AND MOST LIKELY WILL FORM LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS EAST/WEST COAST SEA BREEZES INTERACT. MORNING SOUNDING FROM CAPE CANAVERAL INDICATED 500MB TEMP -9 TO -10C AND A DRY LAYER BETWEEN 700 AND 500MB. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTS IN THE STRONGER AND DEEPER STORMS. CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF RAIN CHANCES FROM 20 NORTH TWO THIRDS TO 30 IN SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES LOOKS GOOD GIVEN UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT AND DEEPER MOISTURE. CAN NOT RULE OUT OUTFLOWS INTERACTING WITH LAKE/SEA BREEZES TO KEEP STORMS GOING INTO THE LATE EVENING OVER SOUTHERN AREAS. AGAIN...A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. GIVEN EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SMOKE PARTICULATE PROVIDING HYGROSCOPIC NUCLEI THERE COULD BE ANOTHER LATE NIGHT MIX OF SMOKE/FOG AFFECTING LOCATIONS/ROADS STATE ROAD 528/BEACHLINE IN WESTERN BREVARD/EASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES. SAT...SURFACE RIDGE OVER FLORIDA IS DRIVEN FURTHER SOUTH AS A FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST RESULTING IN LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW DURING THE MORNING. WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW SEA BREEZES TO FORM ALONG THE COAST LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AND PUSH INLAND WHERE THEY...EAST/WEST COAST SEA BREEZES...SHOULD COLLIDE AND PRODUCE LIGHTNING STORMS. PERSISTENT WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL PUSH STORMS BACK TO THE EAST COAST AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. .LONG TERM (SUN-FRI)...BOTH THE O6Z AND 12Z GFS RUNS HAVE POINTED TOWARD OPPORTUNITY FOR SCATTERED POPS FOR SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS IN AND OF ITSELF SEEMS TRIVIAL...BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND A SLIGHTLY BETTER SHOT AT SOME RAINFALL IS ENOUGH TO EVALUATE MORE CLOSELY. UPPER SHORTWAVE TO SWING OFF THE SEABOARD AND OVER THE WEST ATLANTIC FOR SUNDAY LEAVING AN AREA OF UPPER RIDGING TO SET UP NORTH-SOUTH STRETCHING THE ENTIRE EAST COAST. YET THE INTEREST FEATURE IS IN THE LOW LEVELS AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WITH ASSOCIATED MOISTURE ATTEMPTS TO BACKDOOR INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL SOMEWHAT SLOW THE ADVECTIVE DRYING POTENTIAL OFFERING DIABATICS A BETTER STAB AT AFTERNOON CONVECTION. END RESULT IS ORIGINAL SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SUNDAY IMPROVE TO CHANCE POPS FOR NOW. TOO...ALTHOUGH NOT YET REFLECTED IN THE FORECAST...SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY MAY LINGER INTO MONDAY...BUT OPTED FOR ANOTHER AFFIRMING MODEL RUN BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THAT CHANGE. TUESDAY WILL REALIZE SAID DEEP LAYER DRYING AND THUS BACK TO MEAGER TO NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEK. && .MARINE...NEARSHORE WINDS WILL LOSE THEIR SEA BREEZE INFLUENCE LATE EVENING AND SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. SATURDAY...EXPECTING SEA BREEZES TO FORM LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON CONSIDERING STRENGTH OF SYNOPTIC SCALE SOUTHWEST FLOW. SEAS 3 FEET OR LESS. LIGHTNING STORMS OVER THE MAINLAND SHOULD DRIFT BACK TO THE COAST... INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE WATERS LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. && .AVIATION...LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS IN/NEAR SCATTERED TSRA. LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING MIXTURE OF SMOKE AND FOG MAY BE A CONCERN BETWEEN KTIX AND KMLB AGAIN. && .FIRE WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT THIS CYCLE. MAJOR CONCERN WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM ISOLATED AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 69 90 68 89 / 20 20 10 20 MCO 71 93 72 91 / 20 20 10 30 MLB 69 89 70 89 / 20 20 10 30 VRB 70 89 68 88 / 20 30 10 30 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...WIMMER LONG TERM....SHARP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 421 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 262045- 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- 421 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... INCREASING MOISTURE...AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA...AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACKING BACK TOWARD THE EAST COAST DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND A VERY LOW THREAT FOR SMALL HAIL EXPECTED. REMEMBER TO HEAD INDOORS IF THUNDER IS HEARD. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL BRING STORMS BACK TOWARD THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A CHANCE OF LIGHTNING STORMS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...MAINLY ACROSS INLAND SECTIONS. DRY WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE INTERIOR EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. VOLKMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 420 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ147-262100- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 420 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WERE OVER NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STORMS NEAR AND EXTENDING WEST OF SCOTTSMOOR...AURANTIA ...TURNBULL AND MIMS. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY WAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 AND WAS DEVELOPING WESTWARD ALONG THE SEA BREEZE TOWARD THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER. PERSONS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 AND HIGHWAY 46 SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON THESE HIGHWAYS AND OTHER LOCAL ROADS. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 452 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ144-262130- SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 452 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MOVING INTO CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY... AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF LIGHTNING STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF MASCOTTE AND GROVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMUNITIES...AS WELL AS PERSONS DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS 33 AND 27 SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS TO A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED THROUGH. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 522 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ141-262200- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- 522 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL 17 MILES ALONG STATE ROAD 40 EAST OF ELDRIDGE...PIERSON AND BARBERVILLE. THE STORM WAS ALSO ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF THE DAYTONA BEACH SPEEDWAY... AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 557 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ046-262245- SEMINOLE- 557 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER SEMINOLE COUNTY... AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER OVIEDO... MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STORM WAS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES THROUGH. IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 602 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ041-141-262245- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY- 602 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...TWO CLUSTERS OF STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS EXTENDING NORTHWARD FROM DELAND ACROSS INTERSTATE 4...AND HIGHWAYS 44 AND 92. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 10 MPH. IF THE STORMS STRENGTHEN FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 635 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 FLZ045-046-262315- ORANGE-SEMINOLE- 635 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...NUMEROUS STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CONTINUE TO POUND ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES... AT 63 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL EXTENDING FROM THE GREATER ORLANDO AREA WESTWARD TO THE ATTRACTIONS AND NORTH TO OVIEDO. THESE STORMS PRODUCED A WIND GUST TO 45 MPH AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 627 PM. CRISTALDI
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:04 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A woman carrying a child outside was struck by lightning. The child was uninjured. The woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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