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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Miami, FL

March 8, 2020Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2020, 5:40 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2020, 5:40 AM EDT (09:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

Counties Broward County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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, 9.7 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 2020-03-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2020-03-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -75 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

225 
WWUS72 KMFL 080940
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
540 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-081745-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0004.200308T0940Z-200309T0000Z/
Metro Palm Beach-Metro Broward-Metro Miami-Dade-
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of Palm Springs, Florida Gardens, Aberdeen, 
Boca West, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, 
Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, 
Miramar, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Doral, 
South Miami, Kendall, Cutler Ridge, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, 
Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hollywood Beach, Aventura, Miami Beach, 
Miami Shores, Downtown Miami, Cutler Bay, 
and Homestead Bayfront Park
540 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Metro Palm Beach, Metro Broward, Metro Miami-Dade, 
  Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward and Coastal Miami-Dade 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
691 
WWUS72 KMFL 081241
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
841 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-090000-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200309T0000Z/
Metro Palm Beach-Metro Broward-Metro Miami-Dade-
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of Palm Springs, Florida Gardens, Aberdeen, 
Boca West, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, 
Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, 
Miramar, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Doral, 
South Miami, Kendall, Cutler Ridge, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, 
Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hollywood Beach, Aventura, Miami Beach, 
Miami Shores, Downtown Miami, Cutler Bay, 
and Homestead Bayfront Park
841 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Metro Broward, Metro Miami-Dade, Metro Palm Beach, 
  Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward, and Coastal Miami-Dade 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Cohen
539 
WWUS72 KMFL 081748
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
148 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-090000-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200309T0000Z/
Metro Palm Beach-Metro Broward-Metro Miami-Dade-
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of Palm Springs, Florida Gardens, Aberdeen, 
Boca West, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, 
Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, 
Miramar, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Doral, 
South Miami, Kendall, Cutler Ridge, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, 
Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hollywood Beach, Aventura, Miami Beach, 
Miami Shores, Downtown Miami, Cutler Bay, 
and Homestead Bayfront Park
148 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Metro Broward, Metro Miami-Dade, Metro Palm Beach, 
  Coastal Palm Beach, Coastal Broward, and Coastal Miami-Dade 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Cohen
527 
WWUS72 KMFL 090006
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
806 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-090115-
/O.EXP.KMFL.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200309T0000Z/
Metro Palm Beach-Metro Broward-Metro Miami-Dade-
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of Palm Springs, Florida Gardens, Aberdeen, 
Boca West, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, 
Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, 
Miramar, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Doral, 
South Miami, Kendall, Cutler Ridge, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, 
Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, 
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hollywood Beach, Aventura, Miami Beach, 
Miami Shores, Downtown Miami, Cutler Bay, 
and Homestead Bayfront Park
806 PM EDT Sun Mar 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Breezy conditions may persist through the night.

$$

RAG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 8:54 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach47 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.