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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Miami, FL

November 20, 2021Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Florida

NWS Miami, FL issued this wind advisory at Nov 20, 2021, 9:44 AM EST 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
Nov 20, 2021, 9:44 AM EST (14:44 UTC)
Expired
Nov 21, 2021, 12:00 AM EST
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 14:46 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, 2.7 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 56 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 12:00Z on 2021-11-20The 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
56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

947 
WWUS72 KMFL 201444
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
944 AM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

FLZ168-172-173-210500-
/O.NEW.KMFL.WI.Y.0006.211120T1444Z-211121T0500Z/
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
944 AM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Frequent northeast wind gusts around 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
600 
WWUS72 KMFL 202032
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
332 PM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

FLZ168-172-173-210445-
/O.CON.KMFL.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211121T0500Z/
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
332 PM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Frequent northeast wind gusts around 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until midnight EST tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
608 
WWUS72 KMFL 210455
NPWMFL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
1155 PM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

FLZ168-172-173-210600-
/O.EXP.KMFL.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211121T0500Z/
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
1155 PM EST Sat Nov 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

The windy easterly winds have decrease to 10 to 15 knots late this
evening and should continue to decrease through rest of tonight,
as high pressure continues to move further east into the Atlantic
waters and away from South Florida. Therefore, the Wind Advisory
will be allow to expire at Midnight EST tonight for the east
coastal area of South Florida.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 3:31 PM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryMFLPalm Beach15 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.