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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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 31, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Miami-Dade County, FL
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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 Jul 30, 6:01 PM EDT, 22 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 6:01 PM EDT, 22 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 601 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012 .UPDATE...RAISED POPS ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS THROUGH 00Z TO ACCOUNT FOR ONGOING CONVECTION WHICH WILL LIKELY REMAIN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 517 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012/ AVIATION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE OVER S FLA THROUGH THE PERIOD, ALOFT AND TO THE SW OF THE AREA...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PULL SOME MOISTURE OVER S FLA. VCSH POSSIBLE MIAMI DADE AND BROWARD TERMINALS OVER NITE WITH VCTS FROM 15Z-18Z AS TSTMS DEVELOP ALONG THE E COAST SEA BREEZE BUT MOVE WESTWARD INLAND. AT THIS TIME KPBI MAY HAVE NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. SURFACE WINDS SE-SSE 8 TO 12 KTS DECREASING AFT 00Z TO CALM OR LIGHT SE. AFTER 15Z BECOMING SE 10 KTS. AT KAPF...VCSH UNTIL 02Z THEN VFR WITH CALM WINDS. AFT 13Z SE WINDS < 8 KTS BECOMING AFT 17Z SW AROUND 10 KTS AS W COAST SEA BREEZE DVLPS. VCTS AFT 20Z- 24Z. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 215 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2012/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...TUTT LOW OVER WESTERN CUBA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD. WATER VAPOR IMAGES SHOWS MOISTURE ALOFT WRAPPING AROUND THIS LOW AND BEING ADVECTED OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAILY SHOWERS/TSTMS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. LOCATION WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON LOCAL SEA/LAKE BREEZES, BUT A MOSTLY EASTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL TEND TO KEEP MOST ACTIVITY INLAND AND WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVER EASTERN AREAS NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNINGS. A MID LATITUDE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS SE U.S. AND THIS WILL RESULT IN A MORE WEST-SOUTHWEST DEEP LAYER FLOW BY WEDNESDAY, AND ALTHOUGH A DECREASE IN AVAILABLE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED, ANY SHOWER/STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY BE STEERED TOWARD THE EASTERN METRO AREAS. LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE REGION WITH A DEEP LAYER EASTERLY FLOW RETURNING TO THE LOCAL AREA. WITH DEEPER MOISTURE OVER THE REGION...A RETURN TO AFTERNOON SHWRS/STORM OVER INTERIOR/WEST AND NIGHTTIME/EARLY MORNING SHOWERS OVER EASTERN AREAS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. MARINE...PLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH SFC WINDS AOB 15 KTS AND SEAS AOB 2 FEET. FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 77 89 76 90 / 10 20 10 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 78 90 78 90 / 10 20 10 30 MIAMI 78 91 78 91 / 10 20 10 30 NAPLES 78 91 78 92 / 20 20 10 20 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 6:23 PM EDT, 22 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 101 min |
| Jul 31, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Glades | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Jul 31, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.