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Special Marine Warning 252, NWS Miami, FL

August 26, 2013

NWS Miami, FL issued this special marine warning at Aug 26, 2013, 4:39 PM EDT. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2013, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2013, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 marine warning went out at Aug 26, 2:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
231 PM EDT MON AUG 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...

A DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH BUILDING INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF. CURRENTLY ACTIVE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE
EASTERN PENINSULA WITH ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO PUSH FURTHER INLAND
AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. AROUND THE 00Z TO 02Z TIME FRAME THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO BECOME A CUT-OFF LOW AND
LINGER ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND ADJACENT WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST
MID WEEK...POSSIBLY LONGER...WITH MID LEVELS COOLING. HOWEVER AS THE
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE CONTINUES TO EXIT THE REGION DRIER AIR IS
FORECAST TO PREVAIL TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH PWATS FORECAST
TO BE AROUND 1.5 TO 1.6 INCHES WITH A DRYING TREND FORECAST
TUESDAY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...ALTHOUGH DIURNALLY DRIVEN
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST IN THE INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
REGIONAL ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS.

&&

.AVIATION...

CONVECTION CURRENTLY FORMING ALONG EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AND WILL
SLOWLY PUSH INLAND THROUGH 19Z SO LEFT VCTS UNTIL THEN FOR THE KOPF,
KMIA AND KTMB. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR INLAND AND THEN
MOVE WEST TOWARDS KAPF SO PLACED VCTS IN THEIR TAF AFT 19Z. MOSTLY
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED BUT VERY BRIEF MVFR/IFR COULD OCCUR BUT WILL
TEND TO PERSIST LESS THAN 20 MINUTES. SEA BREEZE HAS SET UP ALONG
THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND WILL ALSO SLOWLY PUSH INLAND BEFORE WIND
BECOME LESS THAN 5KT ALL TERMINALS AFT 02-04Z.

&&

.MARINE...

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION IS FORECAST TO BE WEAK
WITH WINDS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 10
KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SEAS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS
ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 3 FEET THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  78  90  77  91 / 20 20 20 20
FORT LAUDERDALE  77  89  78  88 / 20 20 20 20
MIAMI            78  90  78  90 / 20 20 20 20
NAPLES           75  91  75  90 / 30 30 20 20

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...60/BD
AVIATION/RADAR...30/KOB
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 4:44 AM EDT, 11 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT MON AUG 26 2013

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
270000-
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 MON AUG 26 2013

...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...
...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY, WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS OVER
INTERIOR SECTIONS SOUTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

FLOODING: SLOW-MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY LEAD TO
MINOR AND URBAN-TYPE FLOODING, ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR AND EAST
COAST AREAS.

WATERSPOUTS: SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
ATLANTIC AND BISCAYNE BAY MAY PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS, ESPECIALLY
ALONG ORGANIZED BANDS OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

MOLLEDA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
153 PM EDT MON AUG 26 2013

FLZ073-261815-
INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL
153 PM EDT MON AUG 26 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS...

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MICCOSUKEE RESORT...AND
  MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH. A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAD REPORTED A FUNNEL
  NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MIRAMAR PARKWAY AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE. RADAR
  SHOWS SOME WEAK CIRCULATION WITH THIS STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE
  WEST.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  MICCOSUKEE RESORT...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE
FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 2571 8054 2590 8055 2594 8045 2581 8039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 079DEG 23KT 2583 8048

KOB
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 3:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade22 min
Aug 26, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach28 min
Aug 26, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach34 min
Aug 26, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Aug 26, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach119 min
Aug 26, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier36 min
Aug 26, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier30 min
Aug 26, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach24 min
Aug 26, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier30 min
Aug 26, 6:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach114 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.