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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Oct 6, 2016, 8:59 PM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2016, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 8:43 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 5:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 521 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 070930- 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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM EXCLUDING THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF 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- WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 521 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...HURRICANE MATTHEW SKIRTING THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA... ...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL AFFECT SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH FRIDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACTS FROM MATTHEW, REFER TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE LOCAL GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS INTO THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AT THE BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE MATTHEW AND TROPICAL STORM NICOLE, ANOTHER PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS MARINE AND BEACH CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED FOR TODAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 6, 8:10 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
810 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TROPICAL STORM 1 NNW JUNO BEACH 26.89N 80.06W
10/06/2016 PALM BEACH FL MESONET
TROPICAL STORM SUSTIANED WIND GUST OF 40 MPH...35
KNOTS... REPORTED BY THE WXFLOW MESONET SITE ...XJUP...
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL1600542
KELLYLocal storm report, Oct 6, 8:12 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
812 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM TROPICAL STORM 1 NNW JUNO BEACH 26.89N 80.06W
10/06/2016 PALM BEACH FL MESONET
A TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WIND OF 43 MPH...37
KNOTS... WAS REPORTED BY THE WXFLOW MESONET
SITE...XJUP...
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL1600543
KELLYLocal storm report, Oct 6, 8:14 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
814 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM TROPICAL STORM 1 NNW JUNO BEACH 26.89N 80.06W
10/06/2016 PALM BEACH FL MESONET
A TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WIND OF 46MPH...40
KNOTS... WAS REPORTED BY THE WXFLOW MESONET SITE...XJUP
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL1600544
KELLYLocal storm report, Oct 6, 8:18 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
818 PM EDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TROPICAL STORM 1 NNW JUNO BEACH 26.89N 80.06W
10/06/2016 PALM BEACH FL MESONET
A TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUSTAINED WIND OF 56 MPH...49
KNOTS WAS REPORTED BY THE WXFLOW MESONET SITE...XJUP...
&&
EVENT NUMBER MFL1600545
KELLYSpecial weather statement, Oct 6, 8:31 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 831 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 FLZ067-068-071-072-168-172-070115- COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL- INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL- METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL- 831 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... * AT 831 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SQUALL NEAR LOXAHATCHEE NWR...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF WELLINGTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 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 SQUALL PASSES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CORAL SPRINGS...BOCA RATON...DEERFIELD BEACH...DELRAY BEACH... WELLINGTON...LIGHTHOUSE POINT...COCONUT CREEK...PARKLAND... HILLSBORO BEACH...BOCA DEL MAR...LOXAHATCHEE NWR...GODFREY ROAD... HAMPTONS AT BOCA RATON...KINGS POINT...MISSION BAY...BOCA POINTE... WHISPER WALK...BOCA WEST...BOCA RATON EQUESTRIAN AND MORIKAMI PARK. 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. && LAT...LON 2657 8041 2661 8020 2630 8005 2626 8038 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 340DEG 32KT 2655 8027 IRL
Special weather statement, Oct 6, 8:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 39 min |
| Oct 6, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 26 min | |
| Oct 6, 8:31 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 11 hr | |
| Oct 6, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 44 min |
| Oct 6, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 48 min | |
| Oct 6, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 40 min |
| Oct 6, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 43 min |
| Oct 6, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 32 min |
| Oct 7, 12:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 52 min |
| Oct 7, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 59 min |
| Oct 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Palm Beach | 3 hr |
| Oct 7, 7:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 20 hr | |
| Oct 7, 8:52 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 19 hr |
| Oct 7, 12:01 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | MFL | Collier | 34 hr |
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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.