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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

January 28, 2016Monroe County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jan 28, 2016, 5:32 AM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 43 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
Jan 28, 2016, 5:32 AM EST (10:32 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2016, 6:15 AM EST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Key West, FL (KEYW), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1029 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, Key West, FL at 00:00Z on 2016-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1029 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
3.1

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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 Jan 28, 4:17 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:17 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 5:01 AM EST, 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
501 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
282215-
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-
501 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS/HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TODAY...
...FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT LATER TODAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE
MAIN THREATS WITH POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER TODAY. THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS CONTINUED THE MARGINAL RISK FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA. STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PENINSULA THIS MORNING FROM THE
GULF WATERS. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY
OCCUR ALONG THIS LINE, ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED
OUT.

TORNADOES: ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE
REGION.

WIND: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT
LATER TODAY FOR THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 25 MPH. IN ADDITION, WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH OUTSIDE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER THIS MORNING.

WATERSPOUTS: ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS,
INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

FLOODING: A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG
A STALLED FRONT THIS MORNING, AND THEN AGAIN WITH A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
YESTERDAY, WILL MAKE FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND ROADWAYS MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER TODAY.

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE EXPECTED.

APPARENT TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW 45F ACROSS PARTS OF THE
INTERIOR AND WEST COAST SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:32 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
532 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016

FLZ069-070-075-281115-
MAINLAND MONROE FL-COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
532 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COLLIER AND NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL
615 AM EST...

* AT 532 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
  NEAR CHOKOLOSKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  OCHOPEE...MONROE STATION...CHOKOLOSKEE...EVERGLADES CITY...OASIS
  RANGER STATION...PLANTATION ISLAND AND BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL
  PRESERVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO STREET FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2605 8115 2583 8095 2561 8124 2568 8129
      2572 8122 2570 8121 2570 8119 2569 8120
      2569 8119 2571 8118 2577 8125 2576 8126
      2577 8126 2578 8127 2580 8127 2580 8134
      2583 8136 2581 8136 2585 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 228DEG 37KT 2575 8129

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 7:24 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL66 min
Jan 28, 3:53 AM ESTFlood WatchMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach17 hr
Jan 28, 4:02 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL43 min
Jan 28, 4:05 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL33 hr
Jan 28, 4:33 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL42 min
Jan 28, 4:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Jan 28, 5:14 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL61 min
Jan 28, 5:17 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Jan 28, 6:09 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL51 min
Jan 28, 8:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward41 min
Jan 28, 9:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Jan 28, 10:35 AM ESTTornado WarningMFLPalm Beach13 min
Jan 28, 10:44 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL91 min
Jan 28, 10:52 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
Jan 28, 11:10 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL35 min
Jan 28, 12:16 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL29 min
Jan 28, 12:47 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL88 min
Jan 28, 2:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningMFLGlades5 days
Jan 28, 4:35 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Jan 28, 5:26 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Jan 28, 6:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.