Alert archive / Florida / Flood Watches in 2020
Flood Watch 7, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this flood watch at Nov 6, 2020, 3:31 AM EST for 7 counties in Florida. It took effect at Nov 6, 2020, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2020, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Nov 6, 12:48 AM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 12:48 AM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 6:28 PM EST, 9 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida National Weather Service Miami FL 628 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2020 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 061130- 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- 628 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2020 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE AND BEACH CONDITIONS... ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY... This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT Rip currents: A high risk of rip currents remains in effect for all Atlantic beaches. Wind: Breezy east-northeasterly winds continue, creating hazardous boating conditions over the local waters. Wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph will be possible, especially across the east coast of South Florida. Waves: Seas will range from 5 to 8 feet over the Atlantic waters, with lower wave heights forecast across the remaining local waters. Thunderstorms: Thunderstorms return to the forecast today...when thunder roars, go indoors. Waterspouts: Can't rule out an isolated waterspout over the Atlantic waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY Breezy conditions will continue through the week. Hazardous marine conditions could briefly subside on Friday before deteriorating once again this weekend. Localized flooding is possible with the heaviest downpours during the weekend. Tropical Cyclone Eta over Honduras is forecast by the National Hurricane Center to move back into the NW Caribbean Sea late this week. The system is then forecast to move northward into the Florida Straits or the SE Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Marine conditions will gradually deteriorate once again going into this weekend, and heavy rainfall concerns continue to grow. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. For more information...visit the National Weather Service in Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 37 hr |
| Nov 6, 4:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 36 hr | |
| Nov 6, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Monroe | 47 min |
Nearby
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.