Isolated pulse thunderstorms produced lightning over central Florida.
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Isolated pulse thunderstorms produced lightning over central Florida.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 12:39 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 139 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...GENERAL FLOW AROUND UPR DISTURBANCE JUST NORTH OF THE REGION WILL PUSH SHOWERS AND SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SLOWLY EWD ACROSS THE AREA. EVENING PRECIP FORECAST KEEPS SLIGHTLY A HIGHER RAIN CHANCE ALONG THE COAST GIVEN THE WLY STEERING COMPONENT. ACTIVITY WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE WHILE BECOMING SITUATED MAINLY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY LATE TONIGHT. WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE CENTER CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA IS FORECAST TO SETTLE SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH WILL LIFT OUT BUT SOUTHERN PORTION WILL CUT OFF OVER THE SOUTHEAST. AS A RESULT...THE MODELS INDICATE THE WEAK FRONTAL LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE LITTLE. THIS WILL PROVIDE A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW THAT IS LIGHT ENOUGH FOR AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TO FORM BOTH DAYS. THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN HIGH RAIN CHANCES...AND IF TODAY IS ANY INDICATION...WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH OUR FIRST WET PERIOD ALONG THE COAST SINCE LATE JULY/EARLY AUGUST. HAVE ADJUSTED SATURDAY POPS TO THE REFLECT LIKELY NUMBERS ACROSS ABOUT THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA...WHICH IS IN AGREEMENT WITH MOS VALUES. WEAKER STEERING IN THE SOUTH SHOULD RESULT IN A LITTLE LOWER CHANCES THERE. THE MAV MOS POPS DROP OFF ON SUNDAY TO 40 PERCENT AS MID LEVEL TEMPS/HEIGHTS INCREASE SLIGHTLY...BUT WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER STILL ABOVE AVERAGE AND A COUPLE DAYS OF SOME SURFACE MOISTENING...WILL LEAVE CURRENT FORECAST NUMBERS WHICH HAVE 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTH HALF AND 40 PERCENT ONLY IN THE SOUTH. NEXT WORKWEEK...THERE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN THE PATTERN WITH WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED JUST TO OUR NORTH. ANOTHER NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE PASSING OFF THE NORTHEAST U.S. WILL DRIVE ANOTHER SURFACE HIGH SOUTHEAST OUT OF CANADA DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE JUST TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH WED THEN SOME WEAKENING IS PROGGED LATE IN THE WEEK. STEERING WINDS MAY REMAIN SOUTHWEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...THOUGH THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT. MOISTURE VALUES ARE NOT FORECAST TO DROP OFF AND MID LEVEL TEMPS SHOULD NOT WARM. THEREFORE IT LOOKS LIKE CONVECTION WILL BE ACTIVE EACH AFTERNOON. CURRENT POPS OF 40-50 PERCENT AGREE WITH THE 12Z MEX GUIDANCE SO NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE. && .AVIATION... SCT MVFR WITH ISOLD IFR CONDITIONS IN SCT PRECIP AREAS THROUGH 02Z BECOMING VFR AREA WIDE BY 04Z. MAIN THREAT WL BE ISOLD CONVECTIVE DOWNBURST WINDS NEAR AIRPORT SITES THROUGH 01Z. && .MARINE... TONIGHT...WINDS AND SEAS WL BE HIGHER AT THE COAST NEAR LARGER BATCH...POSSIBLY ORGANIZED BATCH OF WEST COAST STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THREAT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS EXISTS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. WEEKEND...NO WIND/WAVE PROBLEMS WITH LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING AND SEAS SHOULD BE BELOW 3 FEET. THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE LIGHTNING STORMS...MAINLY MOVING OFFSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON FROM ABOUT SEBASTIAN INLET NORTHWARD. A FEW STORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TOO NEAR THE GULF STREAM. MON-WED...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN. THE GFS SUGGESTS THAT THE OFFSHORE FLOW MAY INCREASE A LITTLE DUE TO WEAK LOW TO OUR NORTH BUT THE MAIN HAZARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHTNING STORMS WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH HALF. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 75 89 75 90 / 40 60 40 50 MCO 75 91 75 93 / 30 60 30 50 MLB 75 90 75 91 / 40 60 30 40 VRB 74 91 74 91 / 40 50 30 40 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...PENDERGRAST LONG TERM....LASCODY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1010 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 312100- 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- 1010 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE LATE TODAY... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A MOIST ATMOSPHERE AND NUMEROUS LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES FROM OUTFLOWS...SEA AND LAKE BREEZES WILL INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE GREATEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING. SCATTERED STRONG STORMS INITIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE FOUR CORRIDOR WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STORMS WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE SPACE AND TREASURE COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERSONS OUTDOORS SHOULD KEEP A WEATHER EYE TO THE SKY AND MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A DEVELOPING OR APPROACHING STORM. ...FLOOD IMPACT... STRONG STORMS MAY DROP A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH TOTALS POSSIBLE IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WHERE MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF RAINFALL MOVES THROUGH. THESE HEAVY AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MAINLAND LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG MARINE WIND GUSTS WILL BE NORTH OF PORT CANAVERAL AND OVER THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN. A FEW STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MOIST CONDITIONS WILL LINGER OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THE PRESENCE OF A FRONTAL TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED RAINFALL POTENTIAL. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. PENDERGRAST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 217 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 FLZ045-311900- ORANGE- 217 PM EDT FRI AUG 31 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY... AT 217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER WINDERMERE TO PINE HILLS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. STATE LAW REQUIRES HEADLIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE. JP
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A school crossing guard was struck and injured by lightning while on duty in Winter Park. He was hospitalized with burns and released.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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