Sea breeze thunderstorms formed over the Florida interior.
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Sea breeze thunderstorms formed over the Florida interior.
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 Jul 24, 1:11 PM EST, 6 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 211 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...STORMS OFF TO A LATER START TODAY WITH A DELAY DUE TO SOME EARLY CLOUD COVER. LATEST XMR SOUNDING @15Z INDICATES PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE ACROSS ECFL WITH A FEW BOUNDARIES BEGINNING TO BECOME APPARENT ON SAT IMAGERY. PEAK AFTN HEATING WL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO SCT STORMS INTO THE EVENING WITH STEERING WINDS PRESSING ONGOING ACTIVITY TOWARD THE SOUTH AND EAST. THIS EVENING...ISOLATED STORMS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING WITH WEST TO NW FLOW EVENTUALLY PUSHING LINGERING SHOWERS TO THE MARINE AREA. FAVORABLE SETUP FOR SOME PERSISTING ACTIVITY DUE TO STORM RELATIVE INFLOW WITH AN ONSHORE SEA BREEZE AT THE COAST. ACTIVITY GENERALLY EXPECTED TO END OVER LAND BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY THROUGH 7 PM OVER AFFECTED AREAS. FRI...SLIGHT DRYING IS FORECAST TO WORK INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS BEHIND WEAK UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC SHEAR AXIS. THE GFS STARTED TO SHOW THIS TREND YESTERDAY AS EARLIER RUNS HAD BEEN SHOWING SLIGHT DRYING WORKING INTO SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND SMACK DAB ACROSS THE CENTRAL PENINSULA WITH WEAK LOWER TROPOSPHERIC WINDS INDICATING LITTLE MOTION OF AFTERNOON STORMS. CURRENT MOS... SHOWING 30 POPS ALONG THE NORTH COAST AND 40 PERCENT ELSEWHERE... LOOK GOOD AND REPRESENT JUST A SLIGHT TWEAK OF THE CURRENT FORECAST. WEEKEND...SURFACE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO NUDGE SOUTH TO AROUND OKEECHOBEE AS EAST COAST TROUGH HOLDS ITS POSITION DUE TO WEAK SHORTWAVES DROPPING DOWN ITS BACKSIDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MOIST SOUTH/SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW. THIS IS A BIT OF A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN BUT PROBABLY BETTER REPRESENTS THE TRENDS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DURING THIS WET SEASON--ONLY SHORT PERIODS OF SLIGHTLY DRIER WEATHER. MOS POPS ON SAT ARE 40 PERCENT EXCEPT 50 PERCENT OVER THE INTERIOR WHICH LOOKS REASONABLE IN A LIGHT STEERING FLOW REGIME. THE LATEST MOS NUMBERS FOR SUNDAY SHOW 50-60 PERCENT POPS. OUR CURRENT FORECAST HAS CLIMO LOOKING 40 PERCENT NUMBERS FOR BOTH DAYS. WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES BUT WOULD EXPECT THAT IF THE MORE MOIST TREND CONTINUES...POPS WILL NEED TO BE BUMPED UP. MON-THU...RIDGE ALOFT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. WITH TROUGH AXIS NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD...THOUGH GRADUALLY DEAMPLIFYING. THE LATEST GFS DOES NOT SHOW ANY APPRECIABLE DRYING AND THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS IS PROGGED TO REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH WITH A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW...WHICH SHOULD INDICATE HIGHER THAN NORMAL POPS FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA. THE LATEST MOS POPS SHOW 50 PERCENT FOR MON THEN DROPPING BACK TO 30-40 PERCENT. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THESE NUMBERS GO UP IN FUTURE FORECASTS. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 00Z WITH DECREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH 03Z. VFR CONDS FROM 04Z-08Z. BRIEF CIG/VIS REDUCTIONS TO MVFR/IFR WILL OCCUR IN ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAINLY THIS AFTN. AREAS 4-5SM BR POSSIBLE OVER THE INTERIOR FM 09Z-12Z && .MARINE...SEA CONDITIONS MAINLY ASCD WITH A WIND WAVE LESS THAN 3 FT WITH VERY SLIGHT SWELL FACTOR ( 11 SEC) CONTINUING TO BE INDICATED AT SOME BUOY SITES. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR STORMS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH AROUND 10 PM. FRI-WEEKEND...RIDGE AXIS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD SLIP A LITTLE SOUTH SAT/SUN WITH A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING...SO THERE ARE NO WIND/SEA CONCERNS. ISOLATED SLOW MOVING STORMS ARE EXPECTED FRI THEN THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON STORMS TO AFFECT THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. EARLY NEXT WEEK...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED WITH A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW...POSSIBLY INCREASING A LITTLE IN THE NORTH ON MON...BUT THE MAIN CONCERN SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE STORMS NEAR THE COAST. ***NOTE TO MARINERS...BUOY 41009 COMMUNICATION ISSUES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER.*** && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 72 90 74 90 / 20 30 20 40 MCO 73 92 74 91 / 20 40 20 40 MLB 71 88 73 89 / 20 40 20 40 VRB 71 89 73 90 / 20 40 20 40 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...PENDERGRAST LONG TERM....LASCODY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1047 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-242000- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET 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- 1047 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... MOISTURE AND AFTERNOON BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED LIGHTING STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STEERING WINDS WILL TEND TO PUSH THE STORMS BACK TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO SLOW STORM MOVEMENT AND NUISANCE FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN SLOW MOVING STORMS. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND CULVERTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A LINGERING LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COAST FROM THE MAINLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL EXIST FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH DAY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. PENDERGRAST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 339 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 FLZ064-242030- MARTIN- 339 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING SOUTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTY... AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER INDIANTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 7 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...DEFINED AS 12 OR MORE CLOUD TO GROUND STRIKES PER MINUTE. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. WEITLICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 544 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 FLZ045-242230- ORANGE- 544 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY... AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF BITHLO...MOVING EAST AT 6 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. WEITLICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 615 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 FLZ045-046-242300- ORANGE-SEMINOLE- 615 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHEAST ORANGE COUNTY...EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY... AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM JUST NORTH OF BITHLO...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH INTO EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...DEFINED AS 12 OR MORE CLOUD TO GROUND STRIKES PER MINUTE. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. 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. KELLY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 645 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 FLZ141-147-242330- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 645 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG STORMS FROM OAK HILL TO SCOTTSMOOR...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. 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. KELLY
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:06 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home and an antique car in the Lake Griffen area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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