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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Miami, FL

May 7, 2007Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2007, 1:55 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2007, 1:55 AM EDT (05:55 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2007, 5:54 PM EDT
In force
16 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 05:54 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

Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 216 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2007-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1161 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2007-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
1161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1020 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS72 KMFL 070555
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
155 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST TODAY...


FLZ068-080000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.070507T0555Z-070508T0000Z/
PALM BEACH EASTERN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST PALM BEACH
155 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND AS OF
1:45 AM WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ALONG NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY WITH WINDS AT JUPITER AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING
TO 27 KNOTS. AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COAST WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.
THIS WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE DAY AND DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

FLZ072-074-080000-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.070507T0800Z-070508T0000Z/
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT LAUDERDALE...MIAMI
155 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. AREAS ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COAST WILL LIKELY RECEIVE WINDS OF AROUND
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. THIS WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE
DAY AND DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KMFL 070946
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
546 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST TODAY...

FLZ068-072-074-080000-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070508T0000Z/
PALM BEACH EASTERN-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PALM BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE...
MIAMI
546 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COAST WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF
AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY WITH GUST TO AROUND 45
MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE DAY AND DECREASE
AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KMFL 072154
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
554 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

FLZ068-072-074-072300-
/O.CAN.KMFL.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070508T0000Z/
PALM BEACH EASTERN-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST PALM BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE...
MIAMI
554 PM EDT MON MAY 7 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...

THE WINDS OVER THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO
20 MPH SUSTAINED. THESE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY CONSTANT
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE EAST COAST
METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

$$

BAXTER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Monroe29 min
May 6, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
May 6, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade66 min
May 6, 8:16 PM EDTTornado WarningMFLMiami-Dade59 min
May 6, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
May 6, 8:55 PM EDTMarine Weather StatementMFL35 min
May 6, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
May 6, 11:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
May 7, 12:17 AM EDTMarine Weather StatementMFL31 hr
May 7, 10:16 AM EDTCoastal Flood WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach29 hr
May 7, 3:41 PM EDTFire Weather WatchMFL11 hr
May 7, 3:41 PM EDTRed Flag WarningMFLCollier3 hr

Nearby

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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.