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Small Craft Advisory 16, NWS Miami, FL

February 18, 2024

NWS Miami, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 18, 2024, 8:34 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2024, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2024, 8:34 AM EST (13:34 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2024, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 22, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 18, 6:32 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 6:32 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 8:08 AM EST, 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Miami FL
808 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
191315-
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 County-Metro Palm Beach County-
Coastal Collier County-Inland Collier County-Inland Broward County-
Metro Broward County-Inland Miami-Dade County-
Metropolitan Miami Dade-Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach County-
Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County-Far South Miami-
Dade County-
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-
808 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024

...Strong to Severe Showers and Thunderstorms Today...
...Developing Hazardous Marine and Beach Conditions...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters,
southeast Florida, southern Florida, southwest Florida and Gulf of
Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Rip Currents: There is a moderate risk of rip currents for the
Palm Beaches and Gulf coast.

Heavy Rainfall: Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are
expected to impact the area through most of the morning and
afternoon hours today. Localized flooding could be an issue,
especially for low-lying or poor drainage areas of the east coast
metro. 1-3 inches of rainfall is expected with localized higher
totals possible.

Thunderstorms: There could be a few isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms this afternoon, with highest risk across southern
portions of the area.

Wind: The strongest thunderstorms could contain wind gusts up to 60
mph especially across the southern areas.

Tornado: An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out with the strongest
thunderstorms mainly across the southern portion of the peninsula.

Waterspouts: An isolated waterspout is possible with the strongest
thunderstorms in the Atlantic and Gulf waters.

Marine: Southwesterly winds will become northwesterly and will
increase to 20 to 25 kts this afternoon across the Atlantic waters.
Winds will also increase over the Gulf and Lake Okeechobee waters
tonight creating hazardous marine conditions.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

The rip current risk will be increasing across the Atlantic beaches
during the early to middle portion of the week. An elevated risk of
rip currents will continue on Monday for the Gulf beaches. High surf
will develop along the Atlantic beaches, particularly off the Palm
Beaches for Monday.

Hazardous marine conditions will continue over the Atlantic waters
through the middle of the week as winds remain elevated and seas
continue to build due to a developing northeasterly swell. Wind gusts
to gale force are possible early Monday morning through Monday night.
Wave heights in the Gulfstream could build in excess of 10 feet.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report high wind, hail, and
flooding to the National Weather Service forecast office in Miami.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 18, 3:01 AM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 1:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade31 min
Feb 18, 2:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade36 min
Feb 18, 2:43 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL31 hr
Feb 18, 3:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade29 min
Feb 18, 3:04 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL26 min
Feb 18, 8:34 AM ESTGale WatchMFL5 hr
Feb 18, 1:30 PM ESTGale WarningMFL36 hr
Feb 18, 2:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMiami-Dade36 min
Feb 18, 3:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward43 min
Feb 18, 3:39 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL36 min
Feb 18, 3:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward47 min
Feb 18, 3:53 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL37 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.