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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Miami, FL

October 18, 2020Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2020, 9:05 PM EDT for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2020, 9:05 PM EDT (01:05 UTC)
Expired
Oct 19, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
11 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 01:04 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, 1.1 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 2020-10-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1770 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 2020-10-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1770 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

224 
WWUS72 KMFL 190105
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
905 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2020

FLZ168-172-173-191200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0009.201019T0105Z-201019T1200Z/
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
905 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High rise buildings will experience even
  higher gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Baxter
1 follow-up statement
766 
WWUS72 KMFL 190736
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
336 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2020

FLZ168-172-173-191200-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201019T1200Z/
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
336 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.

* 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
Oct 19, 7:22 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL83 min
Oct 19, 7:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach3 hr
Oct 19, 8:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Oct 19, 8:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLPalm Beach49 min
Oct 19, 9:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL60 min
Oct 19, 9:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade45 min
Oct 19, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL64 min
Oct 19, 9:40 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL65 min
Oct 19, 10:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach115 min
Oct 19, 10:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL59 min
Oct 19, 11:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL67 min
Oct 19, 11:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach2 hr
Oct 19, 12:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 min
Oct 19, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe43 min
Oct 19, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL27 min
Oct 19, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward39 min
Oct 19, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL62 min
Oct 19, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe30 min
Oct 19, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMFL33 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.