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Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

May 9, 2021Monroe County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2021, 12:34 PM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2021, 12:34 PM EDT (16:34 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 56 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 2021-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1129 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
1129 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 9, 9:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 9:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 9:33 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
933 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
100145-
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-
933 AM EDT Sun May 9 2021

...High Rip Current Risk Atlantic Beaches...
...A Few Strong Storms Possible Today...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: There is a high risk of rip currents along the east
coast beaches through early evening.

Waterspouts: Cannot rule out a waterspout in any shower or
thunderstorm over the south Florida adjacent waters as well Biscayne
Bay and Lake Okeechobee.

Wind: Isolated strong wind gusts will be possible within the
strongest thunderstorm activity this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

An elevated rip current risk will continue along the east coast
beaches on Monday

Showers and thunderstorms will remain possible each afternoon through
next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely not be needed.

For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 12:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Miami FL
1234 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021

FLZ070-071-073-075-091715-
Inland Broward County FL-Inland Collier County FL-Mainland Monroe FL-
Inland Miami-Dade County FL-
1234 PM EDT Sun May 9 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLIER...NORTHERN
MIAMI-DADE AND SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...

* At 1234 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dade-Collier Training Airport,
  or 31 miles west of Miramar, moving northwest at 15 mph.

* Small hail, funnel clouds, and winds in excess of 45 mph possible
  with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Big Cypress National Preserve and Dade-Collier Training Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This activity was also developing in an environment favorable for the
formation of funnel clouds. Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio and
local media for additional updates and possible warnings.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and
Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 2586 8070 2578 8087 2601 8114 2620 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 155DEG 13KT 2590 8084

HVN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 1:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade3 hr
May 9, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward33 min
May 9, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade36 min
May 9, 3:13 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFLMiami-Dade2 hr
May 9, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLCollier56 min
May 9, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry56 min
May 9, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLGlades45 min
May 9, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMFLHendry48 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.