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Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Miami, FL

November 25, 20084 counties in Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Nov 25, 2008, 2:13 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 26, 2008, 4:37 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 25, 2008, 2:13 PM EST (19:13 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2008, 4:37 AM EST
Expired
Nov 26, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 12:00Z on 2008-11-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2008-11-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 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 
WWUS82 KMFL 251913
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
213 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

FLZ063-066-067-070-071-073-261100-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0046.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-
INLAND MIAMI DADE-
213 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO
THE 30S AND 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RHS FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO
THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF
INLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EFFECTIVE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID 70S...AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE 30S AND 40S...IS
EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EFFECTIVE FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ069-261100-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
213 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FOR RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FOR RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY EFFECTIVE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID 70S...AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE LOWER 40S...IS EXPECTED
TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A
POSSIBLE LONG DURATION FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY EFFECTIVE FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ068-072-074-075-168-172>174-261100-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
213 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE METRO AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS...

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE
MID 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE METRO AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA EFFECTIVE
FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KMFL 251923 CCA
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
223 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

FLZ063-066-067-070-071-073-261100-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0046.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-
INLAND MIAMI DADE-
223 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO
THE 30S AND 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RHS FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO 
THIS POSSIBILITY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF 
INLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EFFECTIVE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 
EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID 70S...AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE 30S AND 40S...IS
EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EFFECTIVE FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ069-261100-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
223 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FOR RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FOR RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY EFFECTIVE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID 70S...AND WHEN
COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE LOWER 40S...IS EXPECTED
TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A
POSSIBLE LONG DURATION FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY EFFECTIVE FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ068-072-074-075-168-172>174-261100-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
223 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE METRO AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS...

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
MID 70S...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING DEWPOINTS INTO THE
MID 40S...IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A POSSIBLE LONG DURATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DUE TO THIS POSSIBILITY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE METRO AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA EFFECTIVE
FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS82 KMFL 260937
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
437 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

FLZ068-072-074-168-172>174-270000-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
437 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 HOURS OR MORE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RHS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AS A
SLIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING
MODIFIED AIR INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC. THEREFORE...THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DRIER
AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS A SURFACE
HIGH SETTLES CLOSER TO THE AREA OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS COULD
ALLOW RHS TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LONG DURATION.
THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ075-270000-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.W.0046.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
MAINLAND MONROE-
437 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 HOURS OR MORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. 

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LONG DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR POURS INTO THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ069-270000-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0030.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.W.0046.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
COASTAL COLLIER-
437 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RHS BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LONG DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR POURS INTO THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ063-066-067-070-071-073-270000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0046.081126T1600Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-
INLAND MIAMI DADE-
437 AM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR
MORE... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RHS BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LONG DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR POURS INTO THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD
FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS82 KMFL 261923
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
223 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

FLZ063-066-069-070-270000-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0047.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-081127T0000Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
223 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY 
FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A LONG DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTED COLD
FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL AGAIN BE VERY POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS
REMAINS IN PLACE.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ067-071-073-075-270000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-
223 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR RHS BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A LONG DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTED
COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE,
BUT THE CONFIDENCE IS A BIT ON THE LOW SIDE THAT THE 4 HOUR
DURATION WILL OCCUR. BUT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED 
FOR THURSDAY AND THE FORECAST CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A
POSSIBLE WARNING LATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ068-072-074-168-172>174-270000-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
223 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

RHS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS 
AS A SLIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING
MODIFIED AIR INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC. DRY AIR IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS A SURFACE HIGH
SETTLES CLOSER TO THE AREA OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. RED FLAG 
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN
PLACE, BUT THE CONFIDENCE IS A BIT ON THE LOW SIDE THAT THE 4 HOUR
DURATION WILL OCCUR. BUT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THURSDAY AND THE FORECAST CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A
POSSIBLE WARNING LATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS82 KMFL 270011
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
711 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

FLZ063-066-069-070-270815-
/O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0047.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
711 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED...
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EST
THURSDAY...

LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA INDICATED THAT RH
VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 35 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING
THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A LONG DURATION
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA BEHIND A
DEPARTED COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ067-071-073-075-270815-
/O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-081127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-
711 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008


...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...


LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATION ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA INDICATED THAT RH
VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 35 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING
THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR CONTINUES OVER THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTED
COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOR THIS
REASON A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ068-072-074-168-172>174-270815-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0031.081127T1600Z-081128T0100Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
711 PM EST WED NOV 26 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY
AS A SURFACE HIGH SETTLES CLOSER TO THE AREA OVER WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE DRY
AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE...HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME IS A
BIT ON THE LOW SIDE, AND THE 4 HOUR DURATION MAY NOT OCCUR.
THEREFORE, A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THE
FORECAST CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE WARNING
LATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at Nov 25, 9:36 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 9:36 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
936 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

.UPDATE...
THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS THIS MORNING...AS THE COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST
NORTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR. THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO
MOVE SOUTHEAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN AREA OF THE CWA MID
AFTERNOON...AND THEN THROUGH REST OF THE CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.

THERE IS ALSO A LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT THIS MORNING.
THESE SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST WITH THE
FRONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO WILL INTRODUCE A 10 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR ALL OF THE CWA FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AND NO OTHER CHANGES
ARE PLAN.

&&
.UPDATE...54/BNB

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 653 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008/

AVIATION...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. EARLIER THERE WAS THE
POSSIBILITY OF AREAS OF FOG ACROSS THE REGION BUT THIS HAS NOT
MATERIALIZED...EXCEPT FOR NEAR KTMB WHICH IS REPORTING SHALLOW
PATCHY FOG. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS SHOULD PREVAIL
BY MID- MORNING. RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A WEAK EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE COULD DEVELOP AROUND 18Z...THEN SWITCH BACK TO
NORTHWEST IN THE EARLY EVENING. BUT TERMINALS KTMB AND KOPF WHICH
ARE MORE INLAND MAY NOT EXPERIENCE THE SEA BREEZE. A MAINLY DRY
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LAKE OKEECHOBEE THIS EVENING AND BE NEAR
THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 238 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008/

DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IS NOW OVER THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH A BAND OF SHOWERS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW
TODAY...SO WILL KEEP SHOWERS OUT OF THE FCST EXCEPT FOR THE
ATLANTIC WATERS. FOG POTENTIAL STILL LOOKS GOOD EARLY THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY SINCE CLEARING HAS RECENTLY TAKEN PLACE OVER
GULF COAST/INTERIOR LOCALES...SO KEPT AREAS OF FOG INTERIOR WITH
PATCHY FOG TOWARDS BOTH COASTS EARLY THIS MORNING.

COLD FRONT NOW ENTERING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE REGION WILL SWEEP
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL BE SO
LIMITED THAT AGAIN ONLY A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GULF
STREAM. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
N-NW BEHIND THE FRONT...DRIVING VERY DRY AIR SOUTHWARD WED-THU.
THIS WILL RESULT IN TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE COLDEST NIGHT
WILL BE WED NIGHT...WITH TEMPS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 30S/LOWER
40S FAR NW INTERIOR TO THE MID 50S SE COAST. A MODERATION IN TEMPS
WILL OCCUR LATE IN THE WEEK AND THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WITH DRY
WEATHER CONTINUING. THE LATEST 25.00Z OPERATIONAL GFS RUN CONTINUES
TO KEEP RIDGING FIRMLY IN PLACE OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK...KEEPING COLD FRONTS TO OUR NORTH AND WARMTH/HUMIDITY REALLY
ON THE INCREASE. HOWEVER...THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN ALONG WITH THE
LATEST 25.00Z RUN OF THE ECMWF SUPPORT THE INHERITED FCST OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SOMETIME SUN NIGHT/MONDAY...SO
DECIDED IT BEST TO KEEP WITH THIS GOING FCST SINCE IT HAS
CONTINUED SUPPORT. THE RESULT IS THE EXPECTATION OF WARMING TEMPS
OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER COOL DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK. KEPT
JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AROUND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH DRY
WX FOLLOWING IN ITS WAKE.

MARINE...OBSERVATIONS SHOW WINDS ONLY AT 5 KT OR LESS ACROSS THE
AREA...BUT NW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON
BEHIND THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC THIS
MORNING. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH NW-N
WINDS INCREASE UP TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS WILL ALLOW GULF
STREAM SEAS TO BUILD TONIGHT/WED...REACHING UP TO 7 FT BY WED
BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.

FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND THE
DEPARTING PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH. FOLLOWED CLOSELY WITH THE
NAM...WHICH SHOWS MIN RHS IN THE UPPER 30S/MID 40S ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL POUR INTO THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. NAM PLUMMETS RHS INTO
THE 20S INTERIOR/GULF TO THE 30S EAST COAST. AGREE WITH THIS
SCENARIO AS FCST SOUNDINGS FROM BOTH GFS/NAM AREA VERY DRY
ESPECIALLY JUST ABOVE THE SFC...SO MIXING IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO
PLUMMETING DEWPOINTS WED AFTERNOON...INTO THE 30S/40S. SO THE FCST
NOW CALLS FOR CRITICAL RHS FOR LONG DURATION WED AFTERNOON.
THUS...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL ZONES FOR WED
AFTERNOON...WITH THE LOWEST RHS EXPECTED INTERIOR/GULF COAST. NAM
ACTUALLY SHOWS EVEN LOWER RHS ON THU AFTERNOON...AND SIDED WITH
THIS MODEL. HOWEVER...DID MODERATE THINGS A BIT ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST AS FCST SOUNDINGS SHOW A SLIGHT ONSHORE FLOW IN THE LOW
LEVELS...BUT STILL THERE IS A DECENT CHANCE OF CRITICAL RHS BEING
REACHED AGAIN ACROSS ALL AREAS THU AFTERNOON...SO HIGHLIGHTS WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED DOWN THE ROAD FOR THU AS WELL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  78  54  72  48 / 10 -  0 -
FORT LAUDERDALE  79  60  76  55 / 10 -  0 -
MIAMI            80  61  76  56 / 10 -  0 -
NAPLES           76  54  72  47 / 10 -  0 0

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-
     FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075-FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-
     FLZ174.

AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

LONG TERM...57/DG
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...60/BD
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 4:30 AM EST, 9 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-260030-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
430 AM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING, WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS EXPECTED TO RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS IN THE GULF STREAM ON WEDNESDAY,
AND GULF STREAM SEAS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 25, 3:50 AM ESTFire Weather WatchMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach25 hr
Nov 25, 2:13 PM ESTFire Weather WatchMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach39 hr
Nov 25, 2:45 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL24 hr

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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.