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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

June 7, 2013Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2013, 1:49 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 7, 2013, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2013, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 50 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 989 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
989 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 7, 9:54 AM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 9:54 AM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 12:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1235 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
080745-
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-
1235 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS GULF BEACHES...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT COLLIER
COUNTY BEACHES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG
ATLANTIC BEACHES.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING, MAINLY ACROSS
THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD, WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

TORNADOES: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES TODAY, MAINLY
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST METRO
AREAS.

HAIL: A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY, MAINLY
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA,
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SMALL HAIL.

WIND: A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY, MAINLY
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH
FLORIDA, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.

FLOODING: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY URBAN TYPE FLOODING
TODAY, MAINLY POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
SOUTH FLORIDA.

WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS.

TEMPERATURES: HEAT INDICES MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAY APPROACH
100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES.

HEAT INDICES EACH AFTERNOON MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES.

.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, Jun 7, 11:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1132 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

FLZ067-071-071615-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
1132 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
BROWARD COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF FUNNEL CLOUDS...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT

* AT 1126 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  HEAVY SHOWERS 5 MILES NORTH OF MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH
  THIS ACTIVITY.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  RURAL NORTHWESTERN BROWARD COUNTY
  RURAL NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY
  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.

LAT...LON 2633 8078 2642 8066 2634 8059 2622 8059
      2620 8072 2619 8083 2625 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 246DEG 13KT 2624 8080

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 12:58 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1258 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

FLZ067-068-072-168-172-071745-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND PALM
BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
1258 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...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 1255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORTH LAUDERDALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  15 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  MARGATE...
  SEA RANCH LAKES...
  NORTH POMPANO BEACH...
  POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT...
  SANDALFOOT COVE...
  LIGHTHOUSE POINT...
  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.

FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

LAT...LON 2640 8006 2637 8006 2618 8009 2614 8015
      2612 8021 2618 8029 2623 8027 2645 8017
      2645 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 215DEG 13KT 2622 8019

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
149 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

FLZ068-072-168-172-071830-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD
COUNTY FL METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
149 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...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 230 PM EDT

* AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAKLAND PARK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  OAKLAND PARK...
  LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA...
  SEA RANCH LAKES...
  POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT...
  LIGHTHOUSE POINT...
  DEERFIELD BEACH...
  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 2612 8010 2609 8016 2619 8025
      2626 8021 2639 8010 2637 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 232DEG 16KT 2618 8015

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 11:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Jun 7, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Jun 7, 2:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Jun 7, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward24 min
Jun 7, 3:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Jun 7, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Jun 7, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Jun 7, 5:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade2 hr
Jun 7, 6:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Jun 7, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade118 min
Jun 7, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2013Every special weather statement in 2013

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.