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Dense Smoke Advisory 22, NWS Miami, FL

May 31, 2008Glades County, Hendry County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this dense smoke advisory at May 31, 2008, 9:46 PM EDT for Glades County, Hendry County, Florida. It took effect at Jun 1, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2008, 9:46 PM EDT (01:46 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 1, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 1, 2008, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

Counties Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense smoke advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dense smoke advisory went out at May 31, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 4:24 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
424 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

FLZ069-070-312130-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
424 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLLIER COUNTY...

AT 419 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10
MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
GOLDEN GATE...
NORTH NAPLES...
QUAIL CREEK ESTATES...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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

LAT...LON 2633 8182 2632 8177 2632 8176 2632 8166
      2637 8166 2638 8165 2626 8147 2613 8154
      2620 8182 2632 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 116DEG 9KT 2623 8158

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		41 min
Jun 1, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Monroe	65 min
Jun 1, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	53 min
Jun 1, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	64 min
Jun 1, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Hendry	66 min
Jun 1, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Hendry	52 min
Jun 1, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Collier	25 min
Jun 1, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Collier, Hendry	51 min
Jun 1, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Glades	26 min
Jun 1, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MFL	Glades	25 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.