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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

June 18, 2017Miami-Dade County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2017, 1:23 PM EDT for Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2017, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Miami-Dade County, FL

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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 Jun 18, 10:25 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 10:25 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 10:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
1036 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
190245-
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-
1036 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017

...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms: Scattered to locally numerous showers and
thunderstorms are possible across South Florida this afternoon. The
highest coverage will be across Glades and Hendry counties during the
mid to late afternoon hours. Gusty winds, frequent cloud to ground
lightning strikes, and locally heavy rainfall are the main threats.

Rip currents: There is a moderate risk of rip currents at all
Atlantic beaches.

Waterspouts: A few waterspouts are possible over the local waters as
scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms move across the
area.

Wind: Gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph are possible with the stronger
showers and thunderstorms today across the western interior, Gulf
coast and adjacent waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will continue across the area on
Monday, then decrease in coverage to more typical levels by Tuesday
and continuing through the remainder of the week. Favored areas for
more concentrated thunderstorms will be over the western sections of
the South Florida peninsula. Gusty winds and frequent cloud to
ground lightning strikes will be the primary threats.

Breezy southeast winds will further increase the rip current risk
at the Atlantic beaches Monday and Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Widespread spotter activation is not anticipated, however individual
spotters are encouraged to report high wind and flooding to the
National Weather Service forecast office in Miami.

For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Jun 18, 3:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL59 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Florida, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.