NPWMIA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
745 AM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004

FLZ074-131400-
MIAMI-DADE METROPOLITAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIAMI
745 AM EDT TUE JUL 13 2004

...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN METRO 
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM...

SMOKE FROM SMOLDERING FIRES HAS THICKENED AS ESSENTIALLY NO WIND HAS 
BLOWN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TO DISPERSE THE SMOKE. VISIBILITIES 
CONTINUE VERY LOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN METRO MIAMI-DADE. THE 
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A HALF MILE VISIBILITY IN DENSE 
SMOKE JUST BEFORE 7 AM THIS MORNING...AND MANY OTHER AREAS OF 
WESTERN METRO MIAMI-DADE CONTINUE TO HAVE VISIBILITIES SEVERELY 
RESTRICTED DUE TO THE SMOKE. LOCALIZED AREAS WILL HAVE VISIBILITIES 
RESTRICTED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE.

THE FLORIDA STATE HIGHWAY PATROL HAS CLOSED SEVERAL ROADWAYS IN 
WESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA 
FOR UPDATES ON THE ROAD CLOSURE SITUATION.  

MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN WESTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THIS MORNING SHOULD 
EXERCISE CAUTION. MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR 
IN FRONT OF YOU. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.  

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

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DG