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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Miami, FL

August 20, 2018Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 20, 2018, 2:10 PM EDT for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 3 days.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2018, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Collier County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2018-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1734 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1734 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WHUS42 KMFL 201810
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
210 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018

FLZ069-210200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.BH.S.0008.180820T1810Z-180825T0200Z/
Coastal Collier-
210 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Beach Hazards
Statement for Florida Red tide, which is in effect through Friday
evening.


* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

  For Red Tide forecast information visit 
  http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab (all lower case).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  Symptoms may include coughing...sneezing...and tearing eyes. 
  People with respiratory conditions such as asthma...
  emphysema...and other pulmonary diseases...may be more 
  sensitive. Irritation may vary locally and throughout the day. 
  If you experience uncomfortable symptoms...consider going to 
  an unaffected beach nearby. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
  FORECAST: Coastal northern Collier County: Gulf 
  Coast...possible Thursday and Friday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* Florida Red Tide Observations. You can find unaffected beaches 
  by checking reports of recent, local observations and data: 
  Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach conditions 
  http://www.mote.org/beaches and the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
  Conservation Commission (FWC) Red Tide Status: 
  http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. 

* Florida Red Tide Health Information. Consult the Florida 
  Department of Health: 
  http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental- health/aquatic-
  toxins/red-tide.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800-
  222-1222. 

  Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by
  the Department of Commerce/NOAA of these external web sites or
  the information, products or services contained therein.

* Florida Red Tide Information Sources. Red Tide forecasts are 
  provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by 
  the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory 
  (http://www.mote.org/pages/Florida-Red-Tide1). 

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/miami
2 follow-up statements
721 
WHUS42 KMFL 202015 AAA
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Miami FL
415 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018

Corrected for end time on Beach Hazards Statement...

FLZ069-210415-
/O.EXT.KMFL.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-180824T0200Z/
Coastal Collier-
415 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

 For Red Tide forecast information visit  
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab (all lower case).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  Symptoms may include coughing...sneezing...and tearing eyes. 
  People with respiratory conditions such as asthma... 
  emphysema...and other pulmonary diseases...may be more 
  sensitive. Irritation may vary locally and throughout the day. 
  If you experience uncomfortable symptoms...consider going to 
  an unaffected beach nearby. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA
  FORECAST: Coastal northern Collier County: Gulf Coast...
  possible Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* Florida Red Tide Observations. You can find unaffected beaches 
  by checking reports of recent, local observations and data: 
  Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach conditions 
  http://www.mote.org/beaches and the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
  Conservation Commission (FWC) Red Tide Status: 
  http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. 

* Florida Red Tide Health Information. Consult the Florida 
  Department of Health: 
  http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental- health/aquatic- 
  toxins/red-tide.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800- 
  222-1222. 

 Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by 
the Department of Commerce/NOAA of these external web sites or  
the information, products or services contained therein.

* Florida Red Tide Information Sources. Red Tide forecasts are 
  provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by 
  the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory 
  (http://www.mote.org/pages/Florida-Red-Tide1). 

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/miami
770 
WHUS42 KMFL 220054
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
854 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018

FLZ069-240000-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-180824T0200Z/
Coastal Collier-
854 PM EDT Tue Aug 21 2018

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* RED TIDE HAZARDS...Possible respiratory irritation in some 
  coastal areas. 

For Red Tide forecast information visit
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/hab (all lower case).

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION POTENTIAL IMPACTS... 
  Symptoms may include coughing...sneezing...and tearing eyes. 
  People with respiratory conditions such as asthma... 
  emphysema...and other pulmonary diseases...may be more 
  sensitive. Irritation may vary locally and throughout the day. 
  If you experience uncomfortable symptoms...consider going to 
  an unaffected beach nearby. 

* FLORIDA RED TIDE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION TIMING/LOCATION...NOAA 
  FORECAST: Coastal northern Collier County: Gulf Coast... 
  possible Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* Florida Red Tide Observations. You can find unaffected beaches 
  by checking reports of recent, local observations and data: 
  Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach conditions 
  http://www.mote.org/beaches and the Florida Fish and Wildlife 
  Conservation Commission (FWC) Red Tide Status: 
  http://myfwc.com/redtidestatus. 

* Florida Red Tide Health Information. Consult the Florida 
  Department of Health: 
  http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental- health/aquatic- 
  toxins/red-tide.html or call the Poison Control Center: 1-800- 
  222-1222. 

Inclusion of external links does not constitute endorsement by
the Department of Commerce/NOAA of these external web sites or
the information, products or services contained therein.

* Florida Red Tide Information Sources. Red Tide forecasts are 
  provided by the National Ocean Service with data provided by 
  the FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory 
  (http://www.mote.org/pages/Florida-Red-Tide1). 

&&

$$


http://www.weather.gov/miami

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach52 min
Aug 20, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward61 min
Aug 20, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward46 min
Aug 20, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier54 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.