Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
422 WHUS52 KMFL 212039 SMWMFL AMZ630-651-212215- /O.NEW.KMFL.MA.W.0172.240521T2039Z-240521T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Miami FL 439 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Biscayne Bay... Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over North Bay Village, or over Indian Creek, moving northeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds and hail. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Sunny Isles, Key Biscayne, Hallandale, Cape Florida, Virginia Key, Bay Harbor Islands, Port Everglades, Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Golden Beach, Surfside, North Bay Village, Indian Creek, Hollywood, and Fort Lauderdale. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes. Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots, large hail, high waves, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service. You can also share your report with NWS Miami on Facebook and Twitter. && LAT...LON 2565 8021 2574 8025 2577 8022 2587 8021 2591 8016 2608 8016 2623 7994 2575 7980 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 244DEG 9KT 2586 8018 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...>.75IN WIND...50KTS $$ RAG