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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Miami, FL

November 4, 2006Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2006, 3:12 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2006, 3:12 AM EST (08:12 UTC)
Expired
Nov 4, 2006, 5:26 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2006-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 111 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 00:00Z on 2006-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
111 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KMFL 040812
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
312 AM EST SAT NOV 4 2006

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR IMMEDIATE EAST
COASTAL METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

FLZ068-072-074-042300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.061104T0812Z-061104T2300Z/
PALM BEACH EASTERN-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PALM BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE...
MIAMI
312 AM EST SAT NOV 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL ALLOW
FOR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TO OCCUR
OVER THE IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
TODAY MAINLY EAST OF I-95. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL METRO
AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE ADVISORY ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS
SUBSIDE.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH,
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.

$$

BAXTER
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS72 KMFL 042226
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
526 PM EST SAT NOV 4 2006

FLZ068-072-074-042330-
/O.CAN.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061104T2300Z/
PALM BEACH EASTERN-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PALM BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE...
MIAMI
526 PM EST SAT NOV 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL METRO
AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

IT WILL STILL CONTINUE QUITE WINDY...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING...WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS OF NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR MORE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

GREGORIA

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.