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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2012, 6:46 PM EDT for Glades County, Florida. It was in force for 29 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
- May 14, 2012, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Glades County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1180 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 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 May 14, 2:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 243 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY NIGHT). RECENTLY ANIMATED WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWED A POSITIVELY-TILTED UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWEST OVER THE PLAINS AND A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS PLACES SOUTH FLORIDA UNDER PRIMARILY MOIST WEST-SOUTHWEST MID TO UPPER FLOW. WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE WSW FLOW COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING...INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER CONVECTION ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING PERIODS. THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE HAS INITIALIZED WELL WITH THIS SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND GENERALLY INDICATES THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW COMBINED WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL LEAD TO THE BEST LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE BECOMING ESTABLISHED NEAR AND OVER THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. AS A RESULT...WILL INDICATE THE HIGHEST RAINFALL PROBABILITIES OVER THESE EAST COAST LOCATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODEL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE NEARING THE TWO INCH MARK THROUGH THIS TIME WITH THE MAXIMUM VALUES CLOSER TO THESE EAST COASTAL LOCATIONS. AS TYPICALLY OBSERVED WITH THIS TYPE OF PATTERN...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS NOT OUT OF QUESTION WHERE THE HEAVIER SHOWERS/STORMS BECOME CONCENTRATED. 85/AG .LONG TERM... LITTLE CHANGE THURSDAY THOUGH STEERING WINDS BECOME A LITTLE MORE NW AFFECTING THE E COAST UNIFORMLY WITH CONVECTION. WITH AN UPPER CLOSED LOW DEVELOPING OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY...AND WITH THE SURFACE TROUGH SE OF THE AREA...DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER S FLA WITH POPS DROPPING DRASTICALLY. VERY LITTLE...IF AT ALL...LOWERING OF MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. JR && .MARINE... LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS AND SEAS...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHICH MAY LEAD TO PERIODS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY CHOPPIER CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT DEVELOP. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND AND INCREASE INTO THE MODERATE RANGE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. && .FIRE WEATHER... PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL PRECLUDE ANY RED FLAG CHANCES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 74 84 72 85 / 40 60 40 50 FORT LAUDERDALE 75 85 74 85 / 30 60 40 50 MIAMI 73 86 72 86 / 30 60 30 50 NAPLES 72 85 72 84 / 20 30 20 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...85/AG AVIATION/RADAR...57/DG
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 2:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 250 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 AMZ610-630-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-150445- 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- 250 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTERIOR... ...THUNDERSTORM FOCUS SHIFTS TO EAST COAST TUE-THU, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: PLENTY OF MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS TOWARD THE LAKE AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. WIND: WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. HAIL: SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. RIP CURRENTS: ONSHORE WINDS ALONG WITH 1 TO 3 FOOT SURF WILL BE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY, BUT ESPECIALLY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHERE THE STORMS WILL FOCUS ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. ASIDE FROM THE LIGHTNING DANGER, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE A CONCERN. TORRENTIAL THUNDERSTORM RAINS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY AT A FEW LOCALES EACH DAY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN STREET FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR 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. GREGORIA
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 14, 4:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
440 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0416 PM TSTM WND GST 12 E MICCOSUKEE INDIAN 26.15N 80.68W
05/14/2012 M44.00 MPH BROWARD FL BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 38 KTS...OR 44
MPH...NEAR MILE MARKER 35 ON INTERSTATE 75 AT 416 PM EDT.
THIS LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF US 27 AND INTERSTATE 75.
0417 PM TSTM WND GST 12 E MICCOSUKEE INDIAN 26.17N 80.69W
05/14/2012 M50.00 MPH BROWARD FL BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 43 KTS...OR 50
MPH...NEAR MILE MARKER 35 ON INTERSTATE 75 AT 417 PM EDT.
WINDS WERE SUSTATINED AT 29 KTS...OR 33 MPH. THIS
LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF US 27 AND INTERSTATE 75.
&&
ROSSLocal storm report, May 14, 4:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
444 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM TSTM WND GST 12 E MICCOSUKEE INDIAN 26.15N 80.68W
05/14/2012 M50.00 MPH BROWARD FL BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 43 KTS...OR 50
MPH...NEAR MILE MARKER 35 ON INTERSTATE 75 AT 417 PM EDT.
WINDS WERE SUSTATINED AT 29 KTS...OR 33 MPH. THIS
LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF US 27 AND INTERSTATE 75.
&&
ROSSSpecial weather statement, May 14, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
453 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
FLZ067-068-168-142115-
COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL
453 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PALM CITY TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LION COUNTRY
SAFARI...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS 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 2672 8032 2689 8051 2696 8047 2696 8015
2698 8013 2697 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 321DEG 27KT 2705 8032 2686 8043
GARCIALocal storm report, May 14, 5:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM TSTM WND GST NW WESTON 26.11N 80.39W
05/14/2012 E60 MPH BROWARD FL PUBLIC
AT 503 PM EDT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED ESTIMATED
WIND SPEEDS OF 39 KTS...OR 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 52
KTS...OR 60 MPH... NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GLADES
PARKWAY AND INTERSTATE 75 IN NORTHWEST WESTON.
&&
ROSSSpecial weather statement, May 14, 6:16 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
646 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
FLZ063-066-142315-
GLADES FL HENDRY FL
646 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN GLADES COUNTY
NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PALMDALE TO DEVILS GARDEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
MOORE HAVEN...
LAKEPORT...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS 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 2701 8101 2698 8108 2692 8107 2693 8110
2689 8111 2688 8109 2685 8109 2682 8105
2682 8095 2662 8089 2661 8120 2695 8133
2711 8104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 262DEG 10KT 2700 8123 2663 8111
GARCIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 8:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 22 min | |
| May 14, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| May 14, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 28 min |
| May 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| May 14, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| May 14, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| May 14, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 29 min |
| May 14, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| May 14, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 26 min |
| May 14, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 38 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.