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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

December 23, 2019Broward County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at Dec 23, 2019, 2:08 AM EST for Broward County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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
Dec 23, 2019, 2:08 AM EST (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2019, 3:00 AM EST
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Broward County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 00:00Z on 2019-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 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 00:00Z on 2019-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

858 
WWUS82 KMFL 230708
SPSMFL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
208 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019
 
FLZ067-068-072-168-172-230800-
Coastal Broward County FL-Coastal Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Broward County FL-Inland Palm Beach County FL-
Metro Palm Beach County FL-
208 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY UNTIL 300
AM EST...

* At 208 AM EST, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a gusty shower over Downtown Fort Lauderdale, or near Fort
  Lauderdale, moving north at 10 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph and funnel clouds possible with this
  shower.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie,
  Plantation, Sunrise, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Tamarac, Margate,
  Lighthouse Point, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lauderhill, Coconut Creek,
  Oakland Park, North Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Dania Beach and
  Parkland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or
waterspouts. Move indoors and stay away from windows.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and
Twitter.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EST for southeastern
Florida.

LAT...LON 2602 8010 2604 8025 2633 8021 2633 8006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 178DEG 9KT 2612 8016 

$$

HVN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 10:33 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL117 min
Dec 22, 11:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe47 min
Dec 23, 12:11 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
Dec 23, 12:49 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe41 min
Dec 23, 1:24 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
Dec 23, 1:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade48 min
Dec 23, 1:34 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward41 min
Dec 23, 1:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade40 min
Dec 23, 1:51 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningMFLBroward, Miami-Dade114 min
Dec 23, 1:53 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL97 min
Dec 23, 2:22 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL38 min
Dec 23, 2:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade47 min
Dec 23, 3:13 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL47 min
Dec 23, 3:23 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL2 hr
Dec 23, 3:38 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL22 min
Dec 23, 3:38 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL36 hr
Dec 23, 3:50 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade14 hr
Dec 23, 4:16 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL89 min
Dec 23, 6:43 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL97 min
Dec 23, 8:41 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward49 min
Dec 23, 2:52 PM ESTRip Current StatementMFLCollier28 hr

Nearby

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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.