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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2012, 5:07 PM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 38 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 23, 2012, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Monroe County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1891 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 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 23, 2:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
218 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...THE CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE WEST CENTRAL ATLANTIC AND A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE
EASTERN GULF. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO HAS RESULTED IN A
PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THE
ENVIRONMENT REMAINS MOISTURE-LADEN WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS
AVERAGING 2.3-2.5 INCHES. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE
NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY IS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE BUT AS MID LEVEL VORTICITY
INCREASES AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS INCREASE, A FEW STORMS COULD
BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE GULF WATERS
AND WEST COAST. OTHERWISE, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OVER AT LEAST THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS.
SHOWER MOVEMENT MAY PRECLUDE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME, BUT WITH SATURATED GROUNDS IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH
RAINFALL TO RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN
URBAN AREAS.
THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF, WHICH MAY BECOME
A TROPICAL ENTITY AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING, WILL MOVE SLOWLY IN
RESPONSE TO A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE
MODELS STILL DIVERGE ON THE ULTIMATE TRACK OF THE LOW, ALTHOUGH
CONSENSUS IS TRENDING TO A PATH WHICH WOULD CARRY IT NORTH
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST THEREAFTER.
REGARDLESS, COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WILL BE TRANSPORTED INTO
THE REGION AND EVEN WEAK MID LEVEL IMPULSES WILL BE CAPABLE OF
TRIGGERING ORGANIZED AREAS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.
BY LATE MONDAY, THE LATEST GFS STILL TAKES THE POTENTIAL TROPICAL
LOW INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA, WHILE THE ECMWF/NAM/UKMET ALL TRACK IT
WEST, EVENTUALLY INTO TEXAS. THE MODELS DO AGREE THAT A MID LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL STATES WHILE A STRONG TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH NEW ENGLAND. IF THIS VERIFIES, IT SEEMS MOST
PLAUSIBLE THAT THE POTENTIAL TROPICAL LOW WOULD BE FORCED WEST.
THEREFORE, OUR FORECAST CONTINUES TO LEAN MUCH CLOSER TO THE
ECMWF/NAM SOLUTIONS WHICH MAINLY AFFECTS THE WIND DIRECTION AND
SPEED ACROSS THE AREA. THESE SOLUTIONS WILL STILL BRING TROPICAL
MOISTURE INTO THE LOCAL AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER,
THE FORECAST DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND
WILL BE DRIVEN BY JUST HOW QUICKLY THE RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR
NORTHWEST. IF IT IS DELAYED, THE GFS SOLUTION WOULD BE AT LEAST
SLIGHTLY MORE REALISTIC. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY HIGH POPS
SUNDAY WITH A GRADUAL REDUCTION MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS THE
MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND THE TROUGH
EXITS THE EAST COAST, CONTINUED DRYING IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER
PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...18Z ISSUANCE...EXPECT ABUNDANT AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS ALL OF S. FLORIDA NEXT 24
HOURS. WL MENTION VCSH OVER ERN TERMINALS REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT AS LITTLE ACTIVITY IS INDICATED IN BOTH RADAR AND
SATELLITE. HOWEVER GUIDANCE SUGGEST A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
CHANCES FOR RAIN AFTER 12Z SUNDAY, SO DECIDED TO GO WITH PROB30
FOR TSTMS FROM 13Z-18Z. FOR KAPF...RAIN IS ALREADY AFFECTING THE
TERMINAL AND WL EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. JUST LIKE FOR THE ERN TERMINALS...WILL INDICATE PROB30
FOR TSTMS AFTER 13Z SUNDAY. SFC WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SSE THROUGH
NEXT 24 HRS...DECREASING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BUT INCREASING AGAIN
AND BECOMING GUSTY AFTER 12Z.
&&
.MARINE...DETERIORATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AS
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF. THE TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF THIS LOW WILL INFLUENCE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. IT
STILL APPEARS THAT A GENERAL SSE WIND WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 20
KT IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WITH 15-20 KT IN THE NEARSHORE GULF
WATERS ALONG WITH THE ATLANTIC WATERS. ADVISORY LEVEL SEAS AND
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS THROUGH MONDAY
WITH EXERCISE CAUTION STATEMENTS NEEDED ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE
WILL BE TRANSPORTED INTO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 76 83 77 84 / 70 80 60 50
FORT LAUDERDALE 77 83 77 84 / 70 80 60 50
MIAMI 76 83 76 85 / 70 80 60 50
NAPLES 76 82 76 85 / 80 80 60 50
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GULF WATERS FROM
CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...14/MJB
AVIATION/RADAR...47/RGHHazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 5:03 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
325 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
FLZ069-070-075-232015-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL MAINLAND MONROE FL
325 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
COLLIER COUNTY
NORTHERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5
MILES NORTH OF NAPLES TO LOOP ROAD EE CENTER...AND MOVING NORTH AT
15 MPH. SOME OF THE STORMS IN THIS LINE ARE SHOWING SOME
ROTATION WHICH COULD PRODUCE FUNNEL CLOUDS AT ANYTIME.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
NAPLES...
COPELAND...
MONROE STATION...
GOLDEN GATE...
OASIS RANGER STATION...
DADE-COLLIER TRAINING AIRPORT...
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT
FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
LAT...LON 2632 8167 2642 8167 2643 8156 2636 8127
2625 8127 2626 8090 2566 8089 2582 8137
2585 8140 2586 8144 2611 8181 2633 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 163DEG 13KT 2621 8183 2575 8094
BAXTERLocal storm report, Jun 23, 4:18 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
418 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0358 PM TORNADO EAST NAPLES 26.14N 81.74W
06/23/2012 COLLIER FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
THERE WAS A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ALONG TAMIAMI
TRAIL AND RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD IN EAST NAPLES. LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A DAMAGE PATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
CARACOZZALocal storm report, Jun 23, 5:01 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
501 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TORNADO NAPLES 26.14N 81.80W
06/23/2012 COLLIER FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
THERE WAS A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT THE
INTERSECTION OF PENNY LANE AND PALM DRIVE IN NAPLES. LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ROOF DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
CARACOZZASpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 5:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
507 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
FLZ073-075-174-232145-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL MAINLAND
MONROE FL
507 PM EDT SAT JUN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES
WEST OF MIDDLE CAPE SABLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLAMINGO TO CRAIG
KEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
NORTHWEST CAPE SABLE...
WILDERNESS WATERWAY SOUTH...
FLAMINGO...
ROYAL PALM RANGER STATION...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 55 MPH. 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.
RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 2512 8107 2518 8115 2522 8118 2534 8113
2522 8100 2524 8091 2533 8097 2535 8107
2541 8102 2543 8116 2568 8098 2549 8056
2525 8044 2519 8049 2522 8058 2513 8067
2516 8067 2513 8078 2517 8087 2512 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 212DEG 34KT 2519 8120 2507 8083
2488 8078
GREGORIAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Jun 22, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Jun 22, 9:41 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 5 days | |
| Jun 22, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Monroe | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 88 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 17 min |
| Jun 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Jun 23, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 95 min | |
| Jun 23, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Lee | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 54 min | |
| Jun 23, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 111 min | |
| Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 67 min |
| Jun 23, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 63 min | |
| Jun 23, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 73 min | |
| Jun 23, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 115 min | |
| Jun 23, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 88 min |
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Sources
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.