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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

October 8, 2019Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Oct 8, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 41 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
Oct 8, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired
Oct 8, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2019-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 485 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2019-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
485 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Oct 8, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 8:50 AM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
850 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
090100-
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-
850 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019

...Thunderstorms Expected Across South Florida Today...
...High Risk of Rip Currents for Atlantic Beaches...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: There is a high risk of rip currents along the
Atlantic beaches.

Thunderstorms: A few thunderstorms will be possible today along with
pockets of heavy rainfall. Gusty winds and a few brief tornadoes
cannot be ruled out along the East Coast.

Flooding: Another round of showers and storms with high rainfall
rates may lead to localized flooding over isolated areas east coast
metro areas.

Waterspouts: A few waterspouts possible over all South Florida
waters.

Waves: Seas of 6 to 7 feet are possible over the Gulf Stream waters
in the Atlantic.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

The elevated rip current risk will continue this week due to
northeast swells/seas building in the Atlantic waters and increasing
onshore flow.

Increased chance for thunderstorms with heavy rainfall leading to
localized flooding potential on Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated, however spotters are
encouraged to contact NWS Miami with any reports of thunderstorm
damage or flooding.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 8, 10:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 2:49 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
Oct 7, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade41 min
Oct 7, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Oct 7, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL40 min
Oct 7, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL24 min
Oct 7, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL32 min
Oct 8, 12:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLCollier3 hr
Oct 8, 5:54 AM EDTRip Current StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade14 hr
Oct 8, 5:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe47 min
Oct 8, 6:07 AM EDTTornado WarningMFLCollier, Miami-Dade, Monroe23 min
Oct 8, 8:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade64 min
Oct 8, 8:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward48 min
Oct 8, 8:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward60 min
Oct 8, 9:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLMiami-Dade56 min
Oct 8, 9:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL117 min
Oct 8, 9:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
Oct 8, 9:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMFLBroward, Palm Beach43 min
Oct 8, 10:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade55 min
Oct 8, 10:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward50 min
Oct 8, 11:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade46 min
Oct 8, 11:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL87 min
Oct 8, 11:22 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Oct 8, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade47 min
Oct 8, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade42 min
Oct 8, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward32 min
Oct 8, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL46 min
Oct 8, 2:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward3 hr
Oct 8, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach2 hr
Oct 8, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward56 min
Oct 8, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL55 min
Oct 8, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade39 min
Oct 8, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade61 min
Oct 8, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Oct 8, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach51 min
Oct 8, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Oct 8, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach49 min

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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.