Funnel clouds were spotted just north of Clewiston.
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Funnel clouds were spotted just north of Clewiston.
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 Jun 8, 1:17 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 217 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE THAT REMAINS EAST OF SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A BROAD AND WEAK CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE TO MOVE SLIGHTLY NORTH...HOPEFULLY BRINGING ENOUGH MOISTURE TO GENERATE SOME SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY...LATEST GUIDANCE STILL KEEPS SOUTH FLORIDA ON THE DRIER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM...FOR THIS REASON KEPT POPS IN THE LOW END OF THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR THE WEEKEND TO BE OPTIMISTIC. WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST WITH GUSTS...SLOWING DOWN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK...WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE SLOWING DOWN AND TURN SOUTHERLY FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY...WHICH COULD BRING SOME INSTABILITY/CONVERGENCE TO THE AREA. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING AS BOTH COASTS SEA BREEZES ARE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP AND INTERACT. && .MARINE...AS THIS CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GRADUALLY INCREASES AND IN TURN THE WINDS. WILL CONTINUE MONITORING AND WILL UPDATE IF CAUTION STATEMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS. && .FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE ONLY THREAT THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE IS IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND. EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE GUSTY THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND...PUSHING THE SMOKE FROM THE WESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WILDFIRE INTO INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 76 86 76 86 / 10 20 30 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 78 87 78 87 / 10 20 30 30 MIAMI 77 87 77 86 / 10 20 30 30 NAPLES 72 92 72 91 / 10 20 30 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION/MARINE...17/ERA AVIATION/RADAR/FIRE...54/BNB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 425 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-090000- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 425 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WEST CENTRAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VISIBILITY: SMOKE FROM A BRUSH FIRE IN WEST CENTRAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES, LOCALLY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE. THE FIRE IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE TAMIAMI AIRPORT AND 10 MILES WEST OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. TRAVELERS ALONG THE TAMIAMI TRAIL, FLORIDA TURNPIKE, AND KROME AVENUE MAY EXPERIENCE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES, INCLUDING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE MICCOSUKEE RESORT AND FORTYMILE BEND. KROME AVENUE REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 27. SOME SMOKE WILL ALSO BE PUSHED WESTWARD INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLLIER AND NORTHEAST MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES. RIP CURRENTS: EAST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 15 MPH WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS: THE BEST CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST LOCATIONS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN IN THE MODERATE TO HIGH RANGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH CONTINUE.RAIN CHANCES WILL STEADILY RISE THROUGH THIS TIME AND REMAIN UP INTO THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1205 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 FLZ070-073-075-090000- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IMMOKALEE...HOMESTEAD...FLORIDA CITY... REDLAND...MICCOSUKEE RESORT...KENDALE LAKES...WEST KENDALL... COUNTRY WALK...SHARK VALLEY...FLAMINGO 1205 PM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...SMOKE FROM LARGE BRUSH FIRE CONTINUES TO AFFECT MIAMI DADE AND PORTIONS OF COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES... SMOKE FROM A BRUSH FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT INLAND AREAS OF MIAMI DADE COUNTY TODAY. THE FIRE IS IMPACTING BOTH SIDES OF KROME AVENUE AND IS CENTERED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 41 AND WEST OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. KROME AVENUE REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET AND HIGHWAY 27 DUE TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CARRY THE SMOKE PLUME TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST...AND INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MAINLAND MONROE AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLLIER COUNTIES. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG THE TAMIAMI TRAIL, INCLUDING NEAR THE MICCOSUKEE RESORT AND FORTYMILE BEND SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. BAXTER
The Miami radar (KAMX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A member of the public reported 3 funnel clouds just north of Clewiston. All 3 funnels lowered about halfway to the surface then retreated back into the clouds.
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