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High Surf Advisory 6, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this high surf advisory at Apr 20, 2026, 2:34 AM EDT for Palm Beach County, Florida. It took effect at Apr 21, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2026, 2:34 AM EDT (06:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
County Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf 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 high surf advisory went out at Apr 20, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MFL | 59 hr | |
| Apr 20, 2:34 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | 5 days |
| Apr 20, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 3:51 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 19 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Collier | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Miami-Dade | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Broward | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 27 min | |
| Apr 20, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 11 min |
| Apr 20, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 33 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.