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Special Marine Warning 49, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special marine warning at Apr 23, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 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 Apr 23, 2:56 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 2:56 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 256 PM EDT THU APR 23 2015 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SATURDAY NIGHT)... MAY TYPE WEATHER CONTINUES WITH WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS AT LEAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS SOUTH FLORIDA REMAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. FOR THIS AFTERNOON, THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW POSSIBLE STRONG EXTENDING THE SOUTH FLORIDA AIRMASS WHERE LOWER TO MID 70S DEW POINTS CURRENTLY EXIST. THE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE FROM THE 12Z MFL SOUNDING SHOWS A DEEP LAYER MOISTURE FIELD ALONG WITH MARGINAL MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND THIS WILL PREVENT A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BUT A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE. RADAR SIGNATURES HAVE ALREADY INDICATED POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA IN A NEAR ZONAL FLOW PATTERN. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON SATURDAY WITH A CONTINUATION OF THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. HOWEVER, FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THE MOST AVAILABLE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE TO BE TODAY WITH PWAT DROPPING AROUND ONE-HALF INCH OR SO BY SATURDAY. SO TODAY LOOKS TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE WITH MOST ACTION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO BE OVER THE INTERIOR AS THE SURFACE FLOW BECOMES VERY WEAK WITH HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SEA BREEZES TO DEVELOP ON BOTH COASTS WITH THIS BEING THE FOCUS FOR AND SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY-THURSDAY)... ON SUNDAY, THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC EAST OF THE CAROLINAS COAST. THIS WILL PLACE SOUTH FLORIDA IN DEEP WESTERLY FLOW WITH THE EAST COAST HEATING UP INTO THE LOWER 90S. THE AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN UP AGAIN NEXT WEEK AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS AND MOVES EAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI/GULF COAST ON TUESDAY AND INTO NORTH FLORIDA/ALABAMA GULF COAST ON WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH ALSO MOVES INTO THAT SAME GENERAL AREA. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THIS FEATURE, THERE COULD BE ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE GFS IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH BOTH THE SURFACE LOW AND THE TROUGH ALOFT BUT THE ECMWF SHOWS A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH TIMING FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK ALSO. DUE TO THE GFS DEPICTING A STRONGER AND DEEPER MID LEVEL TROUGH, IT ALSO HAS A STRONGER PUSH OF A LATE SEASON COOL FRONT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE NEXT WEEK. WE SHALL SEE! && .MARINE... WEAK SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE WIND VEERING TO A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION ON SUNDAY WITH SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. THIS WILL KEEP SEAS IN BOTH THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS OF 4 FEET OR LESS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 70 87 74 87 / 20 40 10 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 74 87 76 87 / 20 40 20 20 MIAMI 74 90 75 89 / 20 50 20 20 NAPLES 73 88 73 88 / 10 20 10 10 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...30/KOB LONG TERM....30/KOB
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 3:00 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT THU APR 23 2015 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 240700- 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- 300 PM EDT THU APR 23 2015 ...FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE INTERIOR-EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: A FEW STORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. TORNADOES: AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT FROM THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION TO THE EAST COAST METROPOLITAN AREAS. WATERSPOUTS: WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS, BISCAYNE BAY, AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. WIND: ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. FLOODING: HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CHANCES FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .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. GREGORIA
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Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 23, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Apr 23, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Glades | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Apr 23, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Apr 23, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 42 min |
| Apr 23, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Apr 23, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Apr 23, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Hendry | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min | |
| Apr 23, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Apr 23, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| Apr 23, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 94 min | |
| Apr 23, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 37 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Apr 23, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min | |
| Apr 23, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 62 min |
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