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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Miami, FL

February 21, 2021Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2021, 8:51 AM EST for Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2021, 8:51 AM EST (13:51 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
In force
10 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 13:54 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 12:00Z, 1.9 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -113 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

422 
WWUS72 KMFL 211351
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
851 AM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

FLZ168-172-173-212200-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0002.210221T1351Z-210222T0000Z/
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
851 AM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

FELL
2 follow-up statements
487 
WWUS72 KMFL 212026
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
326 PM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

FLZ168-172-173-220000-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210222T0000Z/
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
326 PM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST 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.

&&

$$

Baxter
291 
WWUS72 KMFL 220002
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
702 PM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

FLZ168-172-173-220115-
/O.EXP.KMFL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210222T0000Z/
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
702 PM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The gusts from the easterly winds have fallen below 30 mph this
evening and the gusts should remain in the 20s tonight.
Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expired for the
east coastal areas of South Florida.

$$

Baxter

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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.