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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

September 6, 2012Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Sep 6, 2012, 12:53 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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
Sep 6, 2012, 12:53 PM EDT (16:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward County, FL

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 Sep 6, 7:24 AM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 7:24 AM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 4:44 AM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
062345-
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-
444 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

...FLOOD WARNING EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY CONTINUES...
...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND POSSIBLE HAIL.

WATERSPOUTS: THE LOW LEVEL WIND PROFILE ACROSS THE GULF AND
ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF
WATERSPOUTS.

WIND: WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS.

HAIL: SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

FLOODING: ALTHOUGH AREAS HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS FLOODING
CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL PALM BEACH
COUNTY WITH SOME ROADS STILL IMPASSABLE DUE TO STANDING WATERS. THE
FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

TEMPERATURES: THE HEAT INDEX COULD REACH NEAR ONE HUNDRED DEGREES
ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE PENINSULA CAN BE
EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN THE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM LESLIE MAY
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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, Sep 6, 12:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1253 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

FLZ067-068-072-168-172-061745-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
1253 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
BROWARD COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP TO
NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...

* UNTIL 145 PM EDT

* AT 1250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAUDERDALE LAKES...AND MOVING NORTH AT 10
  MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  NORTH LAUDERDALE...
  SEA RANCH LAKES...
  POMPANO BEACH...
  NORTH POMPANO BEACH...
  COCONUT CREEK...
  PARKLAND...
  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 2626 8007 2615 8010 2614 8009 2608 8012
      2613 8031 2647 8023 2642 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 197DEG 11KT 2619 8019

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach119 min
Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL92 min
Sep 6, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach25 min
Sep 6, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach43 min
Sep 6, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward35 min
Sep 6, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLPalm Beach25 min
Sep 6, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
Sep 6, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach24 min
Sep 6, 4:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach38 min
Sep 6, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
Sep 6, 5:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier2 hr
Sep 6, 5:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLGlades, Hendry118 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.