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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL
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.
- 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
The text
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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 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.
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Special weather statement, Oct 8, 10:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 24 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 7, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 41 min |
| Oct 7, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| Oct 7, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 40 min | |
| Oct 7, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 24 min | |
| Oct 7, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 32 min | |
| Oct 8, 12:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Collier | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:54 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 14 hr |
| Oct 8, 5:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 47 min |
| Oct 8, 6:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe | 23 min |
| Oct 8, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 64 min |
| Oct 8, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 48 min |
| Oct 8, 8:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 60 min |
| Oct 8, 9:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 56 min |
| Oct 8, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 117 min | |
| Oct 8, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 50 min |
| Oct 8, 9:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 43 min |
| Oct 8, 10:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 55 min |
| Oct 8, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 50 min |
| Oct 8, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 46 min |
| Oct 8, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 87 min | |
| Oct 8, 11:22 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 83 min | |
| Oct 8, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 47 min |
| Oct 8, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 42 min |
| Oct 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 32 min |
| Oct 8, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 46 min | |
| Oct 8, 2:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MFL | Broward, Palm Beach | 2 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 56 min |
| Oct 8, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 55 min | |
| Oct 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 39 min |
| Oct 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 61 min |
| Oct 8, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 39 min | |
| Oct 8, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 51 min |
| Oct 8, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 59 min | |
| Oct 8, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 49 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.