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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS Miami, FL

December 21, 2020Collier County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 21, 2020, 12:04 PM EST for Collier County, Florida. It was in force for 34 hr.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2020, 12:04 PM EST (17:04 UTC)
Expired
Dec 22, 2020, 10:00 PM EST
In force
34 hr
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 17:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 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 2020-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 326 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 2020-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 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
326 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

623 
WHUS42 KMFL 211704
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1204 PM EST Mon Dec 21 2020

FLZ069-230300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.BH.S.0001.201221T1704Z-201223T0300Z/
Coastal Collier-
1204 PM EST Mon Dec 21 2020

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

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Beach Hazards
Statement for Red Tide, which is in effect through Tuesday 
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 today and 
tomorrow.

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
3 follow-up statements
135 
WHUS42 KMFL 220705
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
205 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

FLZ069-230300-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-201223T0300Z/
Coastal Collier-
205 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
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 today and 
tomorrow.

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). 

&&

$$

Baxter
255 
WHUS42 KMFL 221344
CFWMFL

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
844 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

FLZ069-222145-
/O.CON.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-201223T0300Z/
Coastal Collier-
844 AM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

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

 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 today and
tomorrow.

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
062 
WHUS42 KMFL 230302
CFWMFL

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
1002 PM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

FLZ069-230415-
/O.EXP.KMFL.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-201223T0300Z/
Coastal Collier-
1002 PM EST Tue Dec 22 2020

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

The threat of red tide as diminished along the beaches of Collier
County this evening. Therefore, the Beach Hazards Statement has 
been allowed to expired.

$$

Baxter

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 11:45 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL15 hr

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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.