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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 42 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 15, 2012, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Miami-Dade County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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 74 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
- 1194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 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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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 15, 4:09 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:09 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 409 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .UPDATE... SEVERE STORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING OVER THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS THIS AFTERNOON WHERE THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES HAVE COLLIDED. THERE IS ALSO A DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THAT IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS ALSO COOL DOWN TO -10C. THIS WILL HELP TO CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CWA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THEREFORE...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. && .UPDATE...54/BNB .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 233 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012/ SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SUNDAY NIGHT)... RECENTLY ANIMATED WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWED A MID-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING WSW FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SLOWLY SHIFTING SOUTHWARD OVER NRN FLORIDA WITH PLENTY OF MID-LEVEL DRY AIR SPREADING SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. THIS UPPER TROUGH COMBINED WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE/INSTABILITY ...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OR TROUGH THAT WAS ANALYZED EXTENDING WEST ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN LATER TODAY. SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...DECENT MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WITH -9 C 500 MB TEMPS AND PRIMARILY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE PROFILE WILL SUPPORT A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN IMPACTS BEING LIGHTNING...PERIODS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL THROUGH THE MID-EVENING PERIOD BEFORE TRENDING DOWN. ON SATURDAY...THE MODELS INDICATE THE WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY AND UPPER TROUGH CONTINUING SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA WITH NORTHERLY FLOW AND MUCH DRIER DEEP LAYER AIR SPREADING SOUTH INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY. HOWEVER...WE WILL KEEP ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA ALONG THE GULF COAST WHERE THE BESTS LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE EXPECTED BETWEEN THE NELY FLOW AND THE AFTERNOON GULF COAST SEA BREEZE. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...MODEL PWAT VALUES CONTINUE TO FALL AS THE DEEP LAYER DRY AIR SPREADS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THIS DRY AIR AND NORTHERLY FLOW WILL SUPPRESS AFTERNOON CONVECTION...WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC MARINE AREAS AND THE EAST COAST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING PERIODS WHERE THE BEST CONVERGENCE WILL BE. LONG TERM...(MONDAY-THURSDAY) MODELS INDICATE RISING UPPER HEIGHTS AS THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT ENE AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. DEEP EASTERLY FLOW WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THIS TIME. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL REMAIN INLAND AND ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUING. MARINE... MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRIER AIR WILL FILL IN ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO BUILDING SEAS...MAINLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY ACROSS THE GULF STREAM WHERE SEAS COULD REACH THE EXERCISE CAUTION LEVEL. WINDS WILL STEADILY SHIFT TOWARD THE EAST THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AND REMAIN IN THE MODERATE RANGE THROUGH THE MID-WEEK PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER... NO CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD DESPITE THE DRIER AIR SPREADING SOUTH INTO THE LOCAL AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 75 86 75 86 / 30 20 20 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 77 88 77 87 / 30 20 20 20 MIAMI 76 88 76 88 / 30 30 20 20 NAPLES 72 90 71 91 / 30 20 10 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...85/AG AVIATION/RADAR...30/KOB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 9:06 AM EDT, 7 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 906 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-160415- 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- 906 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES. THUNDERSTORMS: CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STRETCHING NORTH INTO BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES AND INTO THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WITH LIGHTNING AND DOWNPOURS BEING THE MAIN IMPACTS. SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME STRONG AND EVEN SEVERE. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THIS WEEKEND AS WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE ALONG WITH AN INCOMING SMALL NORTHEAST SWELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, HAIL 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
Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:46 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 62 min |
| Jun 14, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 24 min |
| Jun 14, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Jun 14, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 21 min |
| Jun 14, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 9:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 113 min |
| Jun 14, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| Jun 14, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jun 14, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 48 min | |
| Jun 15, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Jun 15, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Jun 15, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier, Miami-Dade | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Collier | 36 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.