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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Miami, FL

September 21, 2020Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Sep 21, 2020, 2:45 AM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2020, 2:45 AM EDT (06:45 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
23 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 06:47 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, 6.8 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 2020-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 932 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 00:00Z on 2020-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1136 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

942 
WWUS72 KMFL 210645
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

FLZ168-172-173-220600-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0008.200921T0645Z-200922T0600Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of 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
245 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
949 
WWUS72 KMFL 211942
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
342 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

FLZ168-172-173-220345-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200922T0600Z/
Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of 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
342 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward53 min
Sep 20, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry43 min
Sep 20, 8:48 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach6 hr
Sep 20, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry62 min
Sep 20, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL57 min
Sep 20, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach40 min
Sep 20, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach49 min
Sep 20, 11:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
Sep 20, 11:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
Sep 20, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach38 min
Sep 21, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward42 min
Sep 21, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward45 min
Sep 21, 1:39 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL39 min
Sep 21, 2:55 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach11 hr
Sep 21, 2:55 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach4 days
Sep 21, 4:14 AM EDTGale WatchMFL10 hr
Sep 21, 4:14 AM EDTGale WarningMFL22 hr
Sep 21, 4:14 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL4 days
Sep 21, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade2 hr
Sep 21, 5:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach112 min
Sep 21, 7:52 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Palm Beach4 hr
Sep 21, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward15 min
Sep 21, 8:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward33 min
Sep 21, 9:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward3 hr
Sep 21, 11:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL53 min
Sep 21, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL23 min
Sep 21, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade50 min
Sep 21, 12:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
Sep 21, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLBroward, Miami-Dade3 hr
Sep 21, 3:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade119 min

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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.