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Areal Flood Advisory 4, NWS Miami, FL

April 13, 2012Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this areal flood advisory at Apr 13, 2012, 1:20 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 115 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2012, 1:20 PM EDT (17:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2012, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
115 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood advisory went out at Apr 13, 9:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 9:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 1:13 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
113 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

AMZ610-630-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-140815-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-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-
113 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
...SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES LATE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
EXPECTED...MAINLY LATER TODAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AS
ONSHORE WINDS AND SURF BEGIN TO INCREASE.

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
EAST COAST AREAS AND OVER THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY RISK WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS.

WIND: GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF
HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.

FLOODING: MOST THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOW MOVING. THEREFORE LOCALIZED
STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

EASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
WHICH WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT
THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEAS WILL ALSO REACH
ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY OVER THE GULF STREAM WATERS...THEN SLOWLY
TREND DOWN TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SUNDAY.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 11:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1151 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FLZ072-172-131615-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL
1151 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT

* AT 1147 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  HEAVY SHOWER NEAR OAKLAND PARK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
  A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A WEAK FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR
  INTERSTATE 95 AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  OAKLAND PARK...
  LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA...
  WILTON MANORS...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

ALSO...IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS.

LAT...LON 2624 8008 2617 8009 2615 8010 2613 8009
      2601 8011 2600 8012 2622 8023 2630 8013
      2626 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 321DEG 6KT 2620 8014
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1200 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FLZ067-068-071>074-168-172-173-131630-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH
COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL
1200 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  BROWARD COUNTY
  NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
  PALM BEACH COUNTY

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* AT 1152 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS PALM BEACH...BROWARD...AND NORTHERN
  MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
  INTERSECTION I-75 AND GRIFFIN ROAD...
  SAWGRASS MILLS MALL...
  SOUTHWEST RANCHES...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

ALSO...DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS.

LAT...LON 2655 8004 2600 8011 2580 8011 2573 8014
      2588 8081 2625 8086 2674 8086 2671 8081
      2669 8074 2677 8075 2678 8073 2675 8071
      2676 8069 2681 8070 2687 8063 2695 8062
      2695 8006 2680 8003 2655 8003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 284DEG 5KT 2606 8039
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 12:31 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1231 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FLZ067-068-071>074-168-172-173-131715-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH
COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL
1231 PM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  BROWARD COUNTY
  NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
  PALM BEACH COUNTY

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND
NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY
RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  SOUTHWEST RANCHES...
  PLANTATION...
  COOPER CITY...
  PINES BLVD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE...
  NORTH PERRY AIRPORT...
  CAROL CITY...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

ALSO...DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS.

LAT...LON 2573 8014 2589 8081 2651 8087 2668 8085
      2671 8083 2670 8073 2677 8075 2678 8073
      2675 8071 2676 8069 2681 8070 2687 8063
      2695 8062 2695 8006 2656 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 295DEG 15KT 2603 8033

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 5:28 AM EDTRed Flag WarningMFL8 hr
Apr 13, 11:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward24 min
Apr 13, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach30 min
Apr 13, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach44 min
Apr 13, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach28 min
Apr 13, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Palm Beach28 min
Apr 13, 3:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Apr 13, 3:42 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL48 hr
Apr 13, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades44 min
Apr 13, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLGlades, Hendry25 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Florida, 2012Every areal flood advisory in 2012

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.