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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

August 13, 2012Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Collier County, FL

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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 Aug 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 3:53 AM EDT, 16 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
353 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
132300-
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-
353 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

...SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY INTERIOR...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS
AND LOW TIDE LATE THIS MORNING WILL CREATE A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES TODAY.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND GUSTY WINDS.

WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

TEMPERATURES: HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 100 TO 106 DEGREES
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PENINSULA TODAY, MAINLY IN THE INTERIOR
PORTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY
WINDS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 100 TO NEAR 106 DEGREES WILL OCCUR
THROUGH MID-WEEK MAINLY IN THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION: 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

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
419 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

FLZ067-132045-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
419 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO
55 MPH...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
  REFUGE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  RURAL CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 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.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF 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 2661 8050 2660 8031 2646 8033 2646 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 201DEG 2KT 2652 8043

BAXTER
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
449 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

FLZ069-070-132130-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL
449 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
COLLIER COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE TO 5 MILES WEST OF
  MONROE STATION. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 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.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF 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 2597 8088 2582 8103 2584 8132 2600 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 251DEG 1KT 2596 8097 2587 8118

BAXTER
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach32 min
Aug 14, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Aug 14, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry41 min
Aug 14, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades47 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.