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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2012, 9:57 AM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 18 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
- Aug 27, 2012, 9:57 AM EDT (13:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2012, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Broward County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 2762 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 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 Aug 27, 5:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 5:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
532 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SHORT TERM...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS FORECASTING
ISAAC TO MOVE TO NORTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND
AWAY FROM FLORIDA TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO SLOWLY
DECREASE OVER THE CWA TODAY...BUT STILL PRODUCE FREQUENT WIND
GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH OVER MOST OF THE CWA. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO
THIS IS ALONG COASTAL COLLIER...MAINLAND MONROE...AND SOUTHERN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES WHERE WINDS CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE STILL POSSIBLE BUT REALLY NOT FORECAST EXCEPT OFFSHORE.
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DROPPED AND A WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE CWA FOR TODAY. THE ONLY EXCEPTION
IS TO KEEP THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING UP FOR COASTAL COLLIER...MAINLAND
MONROE...AND SOUTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES A BIT LONGER. THE
TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH 9 AM
EDT THIS MORNING.
OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
AFFECT SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. SO WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL POPS OVER THE CWA TODAY. THE RAIN BANDS COULD ALSO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY...DUE TO THE VERY
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE. THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO POSSIBLE
FLOODING CONDITIONS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY...DUE TO THE GROUNDS
BEING SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
SO WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 8
PM THIS EVENING.
THE WEATHER WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OVER
THE CWA...AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC NORTHWEST AND AWAY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. SO WILL
CONTINUE THE SCATTERED POPS OVER THE CWA FOR TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT LIKELY POPS AROUND THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE ON TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO FLORIDA FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC WATERS FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR THE STEERING FLOW TO BECOME EASTERLY OVER THE CWA...AND
ALLOW FOR THE THE SUMMER TIME WEATHER PATTERN TO RETURN TO THE
AREA. SO WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THE TYPICAL DAY TIME SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.MARINE...
THE WINDS MOST OF THE CWA WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE
FROM TROPICAL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING TO WINDY CONDITIONS BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THAT THE WINDS OVER PALM
BEACH WATERS AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERS HAVE ALREADY DECREASED TO
WINDY CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN PLACE OVER MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS...EXCEPT FOR PALM BEACH AND
LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERS WHERE THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DROP AND REPLACE BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE
THE CRITICAL VALUES TODAY INTO MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. SO NO PROBLEMS
WITH THE FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH MIDDLE OF THIS
WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 90 80 90 77 / 70 50 50 30
FORT LAUDERDALE 89 80 90 79 / 70 50 50 30
MIAMI 88 80 90 79 / 70 50 50 30
NAPLES 90 78 90 78 / 80 50 50 30
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL
COLLIER-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-FAR SOUTH
MIAMI DADE-GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND MIAMI DADE-INLAND PALM BEACH-MAINLAND MONROE-METRO
BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND
BROWARD-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-INLAND PALM BEACH-
METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL COLLIER-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE.
AM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BISCAYNE BAY-COASTAL WATERS FROM
DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM
DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO
THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-LAKE
OKEECHOBEE-WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR 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.
&&
DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...54/BNB
AVIATION/RADAR...15/JRHazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 9:39 AM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
807 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
FLZ067-071-072-271300-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD
COUNTY FL
807 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BROWARD
COUNTY...CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY...FOR
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT
* AT 805 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
NORTHWEST ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY.
* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
BELLE GLADE...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 45 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.
FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2624 8042 2676 8076 2678 8074 2677 8071
2675 8071 2676 8069 2681 8070 2689 8062
2695 8062 2696 8061 2696 8046 2628 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 1206Z 164DEG 33KT 2635 8035Special weather statement, Aug 27, 9:52 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 112 min |
| Aug 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 9:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 7 min |
| Aug 26, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 118 min | |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 10:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 26, 11:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 1:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 9 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades, Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 2:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 112 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 110 min |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 38 hr | |
| Aug 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:23 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 19 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Aug 27, 6:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Glades, Palm Beach | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 52 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 11:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 65 min |
| Aug 27, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:04 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MFL | 9 hr | |
| Aug 27, 12:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Miami-Dade | 114 min |
| Aug 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | MFL | Collier | 13 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Aug 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 118 min |
| Aug 27, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Aug 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 12 min |
| Aug 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 116 min | |
| Aug 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 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.