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Special Marine Warning 243, NWS Miami, FL

July 15, 2012

NWS Miami, FL issued this special marine warning at Jul 15, 2012, 10:24 PM EDT. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2012, 10:24 PM EDT (02:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2012, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Jul 15, 8:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 8:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 5:02 AM EDT, 17 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
502 AM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
160100-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
502 AM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALL AREAS TODAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS.

WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY WILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

FLOODING: SLOW STORM MOTION WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

RIP CURRENTS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL RESULT IN A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, OCCASIONAL TO
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR EVEN SEVERE.

WARMER TEMPERATURES, COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY, COULD LEAD
TO HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 IN ALL AREAS WITH THE HIGHER READINGS
IN THE INTERIOR BY MID WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER
INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND AND
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
749 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

FLZ073-074-173-160030-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL METROPOLITAN
MIAMI DADE FL
749 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 744 PM EDT...METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED HEAVY SHOWERS NEAR COCONUT
GROVE...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE SHOWERS ARE IN AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  COCONUT GROVE...
  LITTLE HAVANA...
  WESTCHESTER...
  MIAMI INTERNATIONAL A/P...
  MIAMI SPRINGS...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

LAT...LON 2567 8015 2566 8016 2568 8018 2574 8017
      2574 8020 2572 8024 2566 8026 2565 8028
      2573 8038 2582 8044 2588 8035 2590 8027
      2582 8018 2576 8018 2575 8016 2571 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 150DEG 10KT 2573 8025

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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 8:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 9:35 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 9:35 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	48 min
Jul 15, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		33 min
Jul 15, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		63 min
Jul 15, 9:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade	105 min
Jul 15, 11:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MFL		64 min
Jul 16, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Miami-Dade	28 min
Jul 16, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Palm Beach	51 min
Jul 16, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	41 min
Jul 16, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	50 min
Jul 16, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MFL	Broward	37 min
Jul 16, 7:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade	106 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Florida, 2012 Every special marine warning 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.