1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 22, 1:09 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 209 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 CORRECTED PRELIM POPS .DISCUSSION...WEAKENING SFC RIDGE CONTINUES TO EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND NORTH FLORIDA WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EVIDENT IN THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY NEAR 30N/72W. LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH STILL WITH A SLIGHT EASTERLY COMPONENT. THIS IS CAUSING A RATHER PRONOUNCED SEABREEZE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. COLLISION OF BOUNDARIES WELL INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RESULT IN ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT GIVEN RATHER MODEST DEWPOINTS NEAR 60 DEGREES. THIS PATTERN WILL BREAK DOWN TOMORROW AS COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE DEEP SOUTH RACES ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. MODELS POINT TO RATHER ANEMIC COLD FRONT CROSSING SOUTH FLORIDA SOME TIME AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING...THOUGH A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER IN A FEW LOCATIONS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AND SKIES WILL RAPIDLY GO CLEAR BY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BE DIRECTLY OVER THE SUNSHINE STATE ON MONDAY YIELDING CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LOW DEWPOINTS. GLOBAL MODELS POINT AT LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE ADVECTION FROM THE CARIBBEAN PICKING UP IN EARNEST TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BRING INCREASING LOW/MID CLOUDINESS...BUT ONCE AGAIN NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIP. THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD CLEAR SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A NEAR REPEAT OF SUNDAYS CONDITIONS (SEE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH). && .MARINE...NO PROBLEMS FOR THE LOCAL BOATERS UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT THAT TIME...BUT AT THIS POINT DONT APPEAR TO COME CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA...THOUGH SEAS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE ATLANTIC WHERE WINDS OPPOSE THE NORTHWARD DIRECTED GULF STREAM CURRENT. && .FIRE WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SUPPRESSED ON SUNDAY AND MAY COME CLOSE TO 35 PERCENT...BUT IT DOESNT APPEAR TO BE BY MUCH AT THIS POINT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 62 83 60 77 / 0 20 20 0 FORT LAUDERDALE 65 84 64 79 / 0 20 20 0 MIAMI 65 84 65 80 / 0 20 20 0 NAPLES 62 81 60 74 / 0 20 20 0 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && HANDEL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 555 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 FLZ068-069-072>075-222200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN FL-DADE METROPOLITAN FL-MAINLAND MONROE FL- PALM BEACH EASTERN FL-WESTERN COLLIER FL-WESTERN DADE FL- 555 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY, BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING, A FEW GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH, AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-070-071-222200- EASTERN COLLIER FL-GLADES FL-HENDRY FL-PALM BEACH WESTERN FL- WESTERN BROWARD FL- 555 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH, AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY, BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING, A FEW GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH, AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. EC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 340 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 FLZ074-222100- DADE METROPOLITAN FL- 340 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...WILD BRUSH FIRE CLOSING TAMIAMI TRAIL... A BRUSH FIRE BURNING NEAR TAMIAMI TRAIL AND 160TH AVENUE HAS BEEN BLOWING SMOKE TO THE SOUTH AND OVER TAMIAMI TRAIL ROAD. IN RESPONSE TO HEAVY SMOKE BLOWING OVER TAMIAMI TRAIL...POLICE HAVE CLOSED THE TAMIAMI TRAIL BETWEEN KROME AVENUE AND 157TH AVE. THE SMOKE MAY ALSO BLOW INTO THE KENDALE LAKES AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. IF YOU HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE IN THE AREA OF SMOKE UNTIL THE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. BAXTER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A wildfire near SW 177th Avenue and U.S. 41 caused the closure of the road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5434012.