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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2008, 4:15 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2008, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2008, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 14 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2027 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 12, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 248 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS PERSISTED OVER THE AREA THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...AND IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH. THIS COUPLED WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND CONTINUING ABUNDANT MOISTURE ON FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT MAINLY CONFINED TO THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW FAVORING THE INLAND AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. BY SATURDAY...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL ENCOMPASS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...WITH MID TO UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE HELPING TO INHIBIT CONVECTION. IN ADDITION...WITH DIFLUENT SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL SOME LOCAL DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL ALSO HELP TO INHIBIT CONVECTION. THERE IS A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE JUST EAST OF PUERTO RICO...BUT WITH A SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL RIDGE FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH SATURDAY THIS WOULD LIKELY PREVENT ANY LOCAL EFFECTS FROM THE WAVE AS IT WOULD LIKELY MOVE WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION. && .MARINE... NO MARINE CONCERNS AS SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 4 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER... THE MUCK FIRE IN WESTERN PORTION OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE CONTINUES. HEAVY SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON WILL AID IN FAVORING FOG FORMATION TONIGHT...WITH THE FOG AND SMOKE COMBINING TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WEST OF THE LAKE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 76 88 75 86 / 20 40 20 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 79 87 76 87 / 20 40 20 20 MIAMI 77 88 74 87 / 20 40 20 20 NAPLES 74 91 73 91 / 30 50 20 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && LONG TERM...60/BD SHORT TERM/AVIATION...04/AT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 10:03 AM EDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1003 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-130145- 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- 1003 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EAST TO NUMEROUS INTERIOR AND WEST TODAY... ...DENSE FOG/SMOKE POSSIBLE TONIGHT NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WATERSPOUTS: THE COMBINATION OF A FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL WIND PROFILE AND CLOUD CONVERGENCE LINES IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE EAST LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE INTERIOR AND WEST THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH, SMALL PEA SIZE HAIL, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS AND MAINLY INTERIOR AND ALONG THE WEST COAST. WIND: WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM. HAIL: SMALL HAIL TO PEA SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE INTERIOR AND WEST PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. VISIBILITY: FOG, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SMOKE, MAY BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT NEAR THE MUCK FIRE BURNING ALONG WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. A MIX OF SMOKE AND NIGHTTIME FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE AFFECTING MAINLY GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
142 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
FLZ067-121830-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
142 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BELLE GLADE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP IS ALSO EXPECTED AS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES COLLIDE OVER THE OKEELANTA AREA AND THE HOLEY LAND
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...
BELLE GLADE...
SOUTH BAY...
LAKE HARBOR...
OKEELANTA...
HIGHWAY 27 FROM CLEWISTON TO THE PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTY LINE...
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.
LAT...LON 2684 8052 2642 8052 2643 8088 2674 8088
2673 8083 2671 8082 2671 8078 2669 8074
2672 8073 2677 8075 2678 8072 2675 8071
2676 8070 2680 8070 2684 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 033DEG 16KT 2674 8068
TINGLERSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 2:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 227 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 FLZ067-121900- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- 227 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS HIGHWAY 27... AT 226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT... HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN SOUTH BAY AND THE BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE... AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...DIME-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. LAT...LON 2634 8084 2666 8083 2666 8049 2634 8048 TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 056DEG 5KT 2646 8063 TINGLER
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:23 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| Jun 12, 9:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Jun 12, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 51 min | |
| Jun 12, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 57 min | |
| Jun 12, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 12, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| Jun 12, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jun 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 119 min |
| Jun 12, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min |
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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.