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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

January 15, 2016Broward County, Monroe County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jan 15, 2016, 1:50 PM EST for Broward County, Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 40 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
Jan 15, 2016, 1:50 PM EST (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2016, 2:30 PM EST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 2016-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 247 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 2016-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 297 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
247 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
386 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.7

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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 15, 10:05 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 10:05 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1005 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

.UPDATE...

SOUTH FL HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM A MARGINAL TO SLT RISK FOR SVR
TODAY. EVEN SCATTERED SHWS PRODUCING WINDS TO 40 MPH AS THEY
DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST. MOST ACTIVITY HAS BEEN CONFINED TO
THE LAKE REGION AND WEST COAST. A FEW CELLS HAVE SHOWN ROTATION
MOVING ONSHORE, SO POSSIBLE THAT WATERSPOUTS ON OUR GULF WATERS
COULD MOVE ONTO THE COLLIER COAST OR ROTATION COULD POTENTIALLY
SURVIVE INTO EXTREME WESTERN HENDRY. ATTM, THUNDERSTORMS DUE WEST
OF BONITA SPRINGS OVER THE GULF WATERS IS ONE TO WATCH,
ESPECIALLY IF IT CONTINUES TO HOOK TO THE RIGHT/SOUTH.

THE MORE BREAKS OF SUNSHINE WE GET THIS MORNING, THE MORE
PROBABLE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE EAST COAST. ADDITIONAL LIFT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NEARING
FRONT, WHICH IS PROGGED A LITTLE FASTER THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS. A
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE, QLCS IN
NATURE. ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL BE VEERING TODAY, AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN'T BE RULED OUT EVEN ALONG THE QLCS. IN ADDITION, NEAR
TERM MODELS SEEM TO BE FOCUSING ON STRONG CELLS DEVELOPING LATE PM
JUST OFFSHORE EXTREME SW FL, RACING ENE TOWARDS MIAMI-DADE, JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. PRECIP DECREASES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS PM WITH THE FRONT PERHAPS
CLEARING PARTS OF THE WEST COAST AND THE LAKE BY 0Z.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 550 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016/

AVIATION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON WILL
SEE A SECOND ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS HAVE A SMALL CHANCE BECOMING
STRONG TO SEVERE, WITH GUSTY WIND BEING THE MAIN THREAT.
WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS, WHICH COULD
IMPACT APPROACH FOR THE AIRPORTS. THE WIND WILL BE SOUTHEAST THIS
MORNING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE GUSTY
THROUGH THE DAY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, IT WILL BECOME WEST TO
NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE, VFR IS IN THE TAFS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER, BRIEF, LOCALIZED IFR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVY
SHOWERS AND STORMS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016/

DISCUSSION...
PATTERN EVOLVING PRETTY MUCH AS ANTICIPATED EARLY THIS MORNING AS
SFC LOW PRESSURE NEAR 1000 MB JUST SOUTH OF MOBILE TRACKS EAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO, AND A WARM FRONT EXTENDS SE
FROM THE LOW TO NEAR THE SW FLORIDA COAST. SATELLITE AND LIGHTNING
DATA SHOW ENHANCED CONVECTION OVER THE SE GULF ASSOCIATED WITH THE
WARM FRONT AND BOOSTED BY 100+ KT JET STREAM OVERHEAD. THE FIRST
ROUND OF WEATHER AND POTENTIAL STRONG/SEVERE STORMS THROUGH
MID/LATE MORNING WILL BE WITH THE WARM FRONT AS IT MOVES NORTH,
WITH SW FLORIDA AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA INITIALLY WITH THE
SLIGHTLY HIGHER THREAT. LOW LEVEL HELICITY VALUES WILL BE HIGH
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ROTATING STORMS, AND IT'S A MAINLY A QUESTION OF
INSTABILITY WHICH IS THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR AT THIS TIME.
INDEED, SOME OF THE SHOWERS 50-60 MILES OFFSHORE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
ARE ROTATING EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE STILL QUITE SHALLOW. THIS NEEDS
TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY.

SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS A
SIGN OF THE SECOND ROUND OF STORMS TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD
FRONT FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF THE WARM FRONT. THIS SECOND ROUND
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. A BIT MORE INSTABILITY
EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON WITH LOW LEVEL WINDS INCREASING TO 30-40 KTS
AT 850 MB. THE THREAT OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER
AREA-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE INSTABILITY AND WIND FIELDS,
AS WELL AS FROM MORE FOCUSED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE PROVIDED BY THE
FRONT. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING "STRAIGHT-LINE" WINDS,
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH HELICITY FOR A LOW TORNADO THREAT BOTH
FROM DISCRETE CELLS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS AS WELL AS
WITH ANY LOCALIZED BOWING OF CELLS EMBEDDED IN THE MAIN CONVECTIVE
BAND.

COLD FRONT THEN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON,
WITH DRIER BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS MOVING IN. THERE
COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT WHICH IS NOT DEPICTED IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST BUT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY
LOOKS TO BE THE DRY DAY OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE A SECOND LOW
PRESSURE AREA AND COLD FRONT RACES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO
SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON THIS LOW TRACKING
FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM, SOMEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA AT AROUND 1005 MB. UPPER JET STREAM WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL
BE NEAR 150 KNOTS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND GFS/ECMWF ARE SHOWING
AN IMPRESSIVE 50-60 KT LOW LEVEL JET AT 850 MB SUNDAY MORNING.
THIS POINTS TO ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH
FLORIDA EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF SUNDAY, WITH SPC DEPICTING US IN A
MARGINAL RISK. LOCAL AIR MASS MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE
COMPARED TO TODAY, THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK MAY END
UP BEING HIGHER THAN TODAY. STILL HAVE SOME TIME TO WATCH BUT
TRENDS ARE POINTING AT A POTENTIALLY NASTY EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF
THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SW-W WINDS EVEN OUTSIDE OF
THE SHOWERS/TSTMS.

THE TRAIN OF SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEMS APPEAR TO COME TO AN END
AFTER SUNDAY AS DRIER AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF DRY CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK COULD BE THE COOLEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER SEASON, WITH LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S AND HIGHS IN
THE 60S. COOLEST DAY LOOKS TO BE TUESDAY WITH LOWS IN THE 40S MOST
AREAS, EXCEPT LOWER 50S SOUTHEAST METRO, AND HIGHS REMAINING IN
THE 60S.

MARINE/COASTAL...
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TODAY ALL WATERS AS S-SW WINDS INCREASE
TO OVER 20 KNOTS ALONG WITH THE SHOWERS/TSTMS. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE RATHER RAPIDLY THIS EVENING WITH WINDS/SEAS BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. GOOD CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY BEFORE
RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SW-W WINDS COULD
BE UP TO 25-30 KNOTS ON SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS WILL NOT ONLY LEAD TO ROUGH MARINE
CONDITIONS, BUT COULD ALSO BE A COASTAL CONCERN FOR THE COLLIER
COUNTY COAST IN THE FORM OF ROUGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION. ESTOFS
EXTRATROPICAL STORM SURGE GUIDANCE SHOWS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG
THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST ON SUNDAY, WITH DOESN'T LOOK TOO FAR OUT
OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY IF THE STRONGER WINDS PAN OUT. NORTH
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED IN
THE GULF STREAM BUT SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  79  63  77  66 /  90  10  10  60
FORT LAUDERDALE  79  65  77  68 /  90  20  10  60
MIAMI            79  66  79  68 /  90  20  10  60
NAPLES           78  66  76  66 /  80  10  10  70

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FLZ168-
     172-173.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AMZ610-630-
     650-651-670-671.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GMZ656-657-
     676.

&&

SHORT TERM...21/KM
LONG TERM....21/KM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 11:02 AM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1102 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
160415-
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-
1102 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHERN COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM...
...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORNADO: FOR NOW A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JUST THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER, THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A TORNADO ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
TODAY, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES THIS MORNING THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TORNADO AND/OR
DAMAGING WINDS.

WATERSPOUTS: WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS.

WIND: THE WIND WILL BECOME GUSTY TODAY, WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35
MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THUNDERSTORMS WIND GUSTS OF 40
TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WAVES: WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET ARE FORECAST IN THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OFF THE PALM BEACH COAST. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS.

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC
BEACHES. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE GULF
COAST BEACHES.

FLOOD: MINOR URBAN STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS, SOME SEVERE, ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:00 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1200 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1144 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW QUAIL CREEK ESTAT 26.27N  81.75W
01/15/2016  M46 MPH          COLLIER            FL   MESONET

            A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 46 MPH AT
            GOLISANO CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF NAPLES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MFL1600009

CWC
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 12:10 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1210 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

FLZ066-069-070-151800-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-HENDRY FL-
1210 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS FOR COLLIER AND HENDRY COUNTIES UNTIL
100 PM EST...

* AT 1208 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER NAPLES PARK...OR NEAR NAPLES...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NAPLES...MARCO ISLAND...IMMOKALEE...GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
  MONTURA...AVE MARIA...VINEYARDS...WEST TOLL GATE ON ALLIGATOR
  ALLEY...FELDA...NAPLES MANOR...HENDRY CORRECTIONAL...DEVILS
  GARDEN...MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT...COPELAND...NAPLES PARK...BIG
  CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION...ORANGETREE...EAST NAPLES...BELLE
  MEADE AND BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2632 8166 2642 8166 2642 8156 2657 8157
      2669 8137 2673 8099 2595 8089 2593 8162
      2596 8170 2597 8166 2598 8166 2598 8167
      2597 8174 2599 8172 2601 8176 2597 8175
      2609 8180 2633 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 287DEG 34KT 2623 8180

60
Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:31 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1231 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE IMMOKALEE         26.41N  81.42W
01/15/2016  M51 MPH          COLLIER            FL   MESONET

            A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A WIND GUST OF 51 MPH AT THE
            SEMINOLE TRIBE RESERVATION IN IMMOKALEE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER MFL1600010

CWC
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 12:42 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1242 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

FLZ063-066-067-151830-
GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-HENDRY FL-
1242 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR PALM
BEACH...SOUTHEASTERN GLADES AND NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTIES UNTIL
130 PM EST...

* AT 1242 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  OVER SOUTH BAY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WELLINGTON...PALM BEACH GARDENS...BELLE GLADE...CLEWISTON...
  PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...CANAL POINT...LAKE HARBOR...ROYAL PALM
  BEACH...BELLE GLADE CAMP...LION COUNTRY SAFARI PARK...THE
  ACREAGE...FREMD VILLAGE-PADGETT ISLAND...LOXAHATCHEE GROVES...NORTH
  COUNTY AIRPORT...HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE REFUGE...OKEELANTA...
  LOXAHATCHEE NWR...HARLEM AND CALOOSA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2643 8024 2642 8097 2676 8098 2678 8095
      2677 8094 2673 8085 2670 8082 2670 8078
      2669 8074 2670 8072 2676 8075 2678 8073
      2674 8071 2676 8069 2681 8070 2684 8065
      2689 8062 2696 8061 2696 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 260DEG 33KT 2666 8074

60
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 1:02 PM EST, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
102 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

FLZ066-069>071-073-075-151845-
MAINLAND MONROE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-HENDRY FL-
102 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS FOR SOUTHWESTERN BROWARD...SOUTHEASTERN
COLLIER...NORTHWESTERN MIAMI-DADE...SOUTHEASTERN HENDRY AND
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EST...

* AT 101 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  WITH ROTATION...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD 7 MILES SOUTH
  OF HENDRY CORRECTIONAL...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVE MARIA...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EVERGLADES CITY...MONROE STATION...OCHOPEE...CHOKOLOSKEE...
  MICCOSUKEE INDIAN RESERVATION...HENDRY CORRECTIONAL...PLANTATION
  ISLAND...MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA...COPELAND...BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE
  RESERVATION...OASIS RANGER STATION...CARNESTOWN...BIG CYPRESS
  NATIONAL PRESERVE...DADE-COLLIER TRAINING AIRPORT...MILE MARKER 60
  ON ALLIGATOR ALLEY...ROYAL PALM HAMMOCK...FAKAHATCHEE STRAND STATE
  PRESERVE...PORT OF THE ISLAND...JEROME AND DEEP LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE TORNADOES. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2597 8162 2650 8099 2607 8072 2574 8100
      2563 8125 2565 8127 2569 8128 2572 8122
      2569 8118 2570 8118 2580 8127 2582 8136
      2581 8136 2589 8151 2584 8153 2590 8151
      2592 8156 2589 8156 2589 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 307DEG 29KT 2620 8120

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 3:38 AM ESTRip Current StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach12 hr
Jan 15, 7:35 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL25 min
Jan 15, 7:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe53 min
Jan 15, 8:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach54 min
Jan 15, 8:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry, Monroe64 min
Jan 15, 9:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry60 min
Jan 15, 10:55 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades, Hendry95 min
Jan 15, 11:18 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL42 min
Jan 15, 11:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min
Jan 15, 11:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry38 min
Jan 15, 11:30 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Glades, Hendry45 min
Jan 15, 11:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 15, 12:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier, Hendry50 min
Jan 15, 12:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLCollier, Hendry41 min
Jan 15, 12:28 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jan 15, 12:31 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL44 min
Jan 15, 12:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach48 min
Jan 15, 12:50 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach25 min
Jan 15, 1:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier43 min
Jan 15, 1:11 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach34 min
Jan 15, 1:14 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL31 min
Jan 15, 1:28 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach32 min
Jan 15, 1:45 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Jan 15, 1:58 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jan 15, 1:58 PM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach32 min
Jan 15, 2:12 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL63 min
Jan 15, 2:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward48 min
Jan 15, 2:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade32 min
Jan 15, 2:46 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Jan 15, 2:52 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 min
Jan 15, 3:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Jan 15, 3:17 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 15, 3:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade34 min
Jan 15, 3:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade12 min
Jan 15, 3:31 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Jan 15, 3:47 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL28 min
Jan 15, 4:04 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL56 min
Jan 15, 4:52 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.