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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Miami, FL

January 16, 20167 counties in Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2016, 5:15 PM EST for 7 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 17, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2016, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 17, 2016, 3:45 PM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2016-01-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

968 
WWUS72 KMFL 162215
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
515 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-170615-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0001.160117T0600Z-160118T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...PAHOKEE...
SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE...WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...
CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE...DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...
MIAMI...HIALEAH...JUPITER...WEST PALM BEACH...BOCA RATON...
POMPANO BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE
515 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...STARTING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
  THE DAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE
  DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES. LIGHT
  TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND EMPTY
  TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE
  SNAPPED AND KNOCKED DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
270 
WWUS72 KMFL 170607
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
107 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO ACROSS
NORTH FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, CAUSING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY...

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-171500-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...PAHOKEE...
SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE...WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...
CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE...DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...
MIAMI...HIALEAH...JUPITER...WEST PALM BEACH...BOCA RATON...
POMPANO BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE
107 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STARTING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
  THE DAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES. 
  LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND 
  EMPTY TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD 
  BE SNAPPED AND KNOCKED DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
020 
WWUS72 KMFL 171514
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1014 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST
THIS MORNING ALONG WITH TRAILING FRONT MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST CAUSING STRONG WINDS IN ITS WAKE ACROSS THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATERS...

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-180000-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON...PAHOKEE...
SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE...WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...
CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE...DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...
MIAMI...HIALEAH...JUPITER...WEST PALM BEACH...BOCA RATON...
POMPANO BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE
1014 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES. 
  LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND 
  EMPTY TRASH CANS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD 
  BE SNAPPED AND KNOCKED DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED EITHER
SUSTAINED OR IN FREQUENT GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
795 
WWUS72 KMFL 172045
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
345 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-172145-
/O.CAN.KMFL.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/
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-
345 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 11:27 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFLBroward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Monroe and 1 more10 hr
Jan 16, 7:44 AM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMFL76 min
Jan 16, 9:02 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade29 min
Jan 16, 5:09 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementMFLCollier, Monroe34 hr
Jan 16, 5:09 PM ESTRip Current StatementMFLCollier, Monroe34 hr
Jan 16, 5:10 PM ESTGale WarningMFL23 hr
Jan 16, 5:10 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL44 hr

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Wind Advisories in Florida, 2016Every wind advisory 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.