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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
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
The outline as issued.
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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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</html>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.
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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
DDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 7:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Jan 28, 3:53 AM EST | Flood Watch | MFL | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach | 17 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 43 min | |
| Jan 28, 4:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 33 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:33 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 42 min | |
| Jan 28, 4:51 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 61 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 58 min | |
| Jan 28, 6:09 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 51 min | |
| Jan 28, 8:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 41 min |
| Jan 28, 9:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 43 min |
| Jan 28, 10:35 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 13 min |
| Jan 28, 10:44 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 91 min | |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 38 min | |
| Jan 28, 11:10 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 35 min | |
| Jan 28, 12:16 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 29 min | |
| Jan 28, 12:47 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 88 min | |
| Jan 28, 2:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MFL | Glades | 5 days |
| Jan 28, 4:35 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 64 min | |
| Jan 28, 6:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 41 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.