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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

July 2, 2012Glades County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT for Glades County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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
Jul 2, 2012, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Glades County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1737 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1737 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jul 2, 7:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:36 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 6:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
648 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
031100-
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-
648 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WESTERN INTERIOR THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE EVENING HOURS, WHERE A
FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE, PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE GULF COAST AND
THE REST OF THE INTERIOR THIS EVENING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO
BE A CONCERN WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING.

WIND: DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.

HAIL: LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.

FLOODING: MINOR URBAN FLOODING OR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES THIS EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE
ATLANTIC BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH
DAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES, AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT THE EAST COAST BEACHES
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER 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

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

FLZ066-070-022230-
HENDRY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL
600 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTY
  NORTH CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FELDA...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  FELDA...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55
MPH...SMALL 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 2643 8157 2669 8157 2673 8130 2639 8128
      2638 8159 2643 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 006DEG 6KT 2654 8144

AK
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
630 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

FLZ066-070-022315-
HENDRY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL
630 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN HENDRY COUNTY
  NORTH CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
  EAST OF FELDA TO HENDRY CORRECTIONAL I/A/P...AND MOVING WEST AT 10
  MPH.

* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
  RURAL CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTY
  RURAL WESTERN HENDRY COUNTY
  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 2671 8133 2626 8100 2612 8139 2650 8157
      2668 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 126DEG 7KT 2656 8133 2635 8122

AK
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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach43 min
Jul 2, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach52 min
Jul 2, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach36 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry30 min
Jul 2, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry30 min
Jul 2, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry45 min
Jul 2, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Hendry42 min
Jul 2, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry30 min
Jul 2, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier31 min
Jul 2, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier41 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2012Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.