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Small Craft Advisory 19, NWS Miami, FL

April 20, 2026

NWS Miami, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 20, 2026, 2:31 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 20, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2026, 2:31 AM EDT (06:31 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 22, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 hr
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 Apr 20, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 20, 2:34 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	MFL	Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach	5 days
Apr 20, 2:34 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	MFL	Palm Beach	41 hr
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

Small Craft Advisories in Florida, 2026 Every small craft advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.