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Since I was a child, I always loved tracking hurricanes even though I did not know what I was doing I would mimic the meteorologist on TV in Miami Florida. Every time my teacher took the class to the library in Elementary School my favorite books were on the weather and Atlantic Hurricanes. This lasted throughout my Junior High School years and also High School years. I then pursue Publ
ic Servant career and tried to get into the Police department but I guess that wasn't what GOD had intended for me. I built my first PC back in 1988 while working in an Electronic Company in Miami and begun tracking storms with a tracking program an engineer designed on a 5 1/4 Floppy Disk if some of you can remember what that was. It was a mission entering all that data but my passion to help inform my friends and the public was strong and my knowledge on hurricanes had expanded, so when I spoke to my friends they listened and were learning things they did not know at that time. Back then we were in a hurricane lull with no hurricane landfall in Miami so folks were complacent and didn't really no much about storms, hurricanes. Some showed no interest because they had never been through one. Then AOL, Prodigy and other internet provider came to life and it was like I was in heaven with all the satellite images on the net even though they were still images. I then learn how to put these images together and make a video which put the satellite in motion. As the internet era began, I got together with web builders at another company I worked for, and learned how to build my own intranet website for the folks at work but not to publish to the public. Then came in Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the passion to help the public be prepared grew even stronger in me. I began learning everything I could about preparedness and mitigation. So I begun giving seminars at my work during the hurricane season and this was a success. I continued to study about the evolution of tropical cyclones and their destructive power. In 1999 Alta vista Web browser had an advertisement for free website builder so I begun to put together my first website. This website was called Ralph's Tropical Weather and my hurricane website was called Atlantic Cyclones 1999. This website became very popular worldwide and I could be found in search engines all over. The Key West News made an article after a telephone interview in 2006 and then my Key West Audience grew among other states. I was requested to come on Facebook and Twitter and well I have accomplished what I always wanted be a source of information for the public family and friends. I've been doing tracking tropical cyclones for over 30 years. This remains my hobby and passion and have now put together a blog so I can keep helping the public. Although I have become very knowledgeable in this field don't use my site for decision making. Thank you for trusting me for so many years. Ralph's Tropical Weather RTW
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25/07/2024
Inland Broward County-Metro Broward County-Inland Miami-Dade
County-Metropolitan Miami Dade-Coastal Broward County-Coastal
Miami Dade County-Far South Miami-Dade County-
Including the cities of Redland, Miramar, Mahogany Hammock,
Pa-Hay Okee Overlook, Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Pompano Beach,
Hialeah, Shark Valley Obs Tower, Coral Springs, Sawgrass Mills
Mal, Royal Palm Ranger, Kendall, Carol City, Davie, Kendale
Lakes, Deerfield Beach, Fortymile Bend, Pembroke Pines,
Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Florida City, Miami, and Hollywood
446 PM EDT Thu Jul 25 2024
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
Heat indices have fallen below advisory criteria and they will
continue to fall as the evening progresses, therefore, the Heat
Advisory has been cancelled
25/07/2024
HEAT ADVISORY
* WHAT...Peak heat index values of 102-105 degrees.
* WHERE...Coastal Broward County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Far
South Miami-Dade County, Inland Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade
County, Metro Broward County, and Metropolitan Miami Dade Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
The tropics are most definitely waking up and fast. Earlier I spoke of a strong storm that would be emerging off the coast of Africa in a day or so. Well it seems that another storm is following behind. These strong waves will be monitored as they move into the Atlantic. The Euro model still shows a depression moving north or over the northern Leeward islands. This is an area that most storms that pass through here end up tracking west-northwest. I will monitor these waves closely. Be Hurricane ready folks as we begin to enter into August.
24/07/2024
Look at this monster storm that will be merging off the coast of Africa in a day or so. This will more than likely be a strong tropical wave that needs to be monitored as it gets into the end of July and the first week of August.
24/07/2024
HEAT ADVISORY
* WHAT...Heat index values of 105 to 107.
* WHERE...Coastal Broward County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Far
South Miami-Dade County, Inland Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade
County, Metro Broward County, and Metropolitan Miami Dade Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Inland Broward County FL-Inland Collier County FL-Mainland Monroe FL-
Inland Miami-Dade County FL-
457 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2024
..A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Collier, northern Mainland Monroe, northern Miami-Dade and southern
Broward Counties through 545 PM EDT...
At 457 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud 7 miles
north of Dade-Collier Training Airport, or 30 miles east of
Chokoloskee, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes
or waterspouts. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and
blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Big Cypress National Preserve,
Dade-Collier Training Airport, Miccosukee Service Plaza, and West
Broward Rec. Area On Alligator Alley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.
Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or
waterspouts. Move indoors and stay away from windows.
Excessive cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Here is the water v***r satellite that shows the moist environment this system is taking advantage. Ahead of this disturbance to the west-northwest is the dry air and Saharan dust. This system seems to have some spin to it.
23/07/2024
I been watching this cluster of thunderstorm East of the African coast and south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. Its been holding together rather well most of the day with cold cloud tops. This system is within a moist environment and is avoiding Saharan Dry air and dust for now. I will watch it as it track westward.
22/07/2024
More showers and storms moving in from the Atlantic this evening.
22/07/2024
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Miami FL
150 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024
The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Broward County in southeastern Florida...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Plantation,
Sunrise, Tamarac, Margate, Lauderhill, Coconut Creek, Oakland
Park, North Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Broadview-Pompano Park,
Village Park, Palm Aire, Godfrey Road and Ramblewood East.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
FLOOD ADVISORY
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Florida, including the following
county, Miami-Dade.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT.
* IMPACTS...Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or
is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 954 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Surfside, Miami Gardens,
North Miami, North Miami Beach, Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach,
Miami Shores, North Bay Village, El Portal, Little Haiti,
Pinewood, Liberty City, West Little River, Gladeview, Golden
Glades, Port Of Miami and Downtown Miami.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
22/07/2024
Hurricane Season is from June 1 to November 30. Be sure to plan ahead of time.
22/07/2024
Tropical wave to our south and a surface trough over the Bahamas will enhance showers and storms over southern Florida Monday.
22/07/2024
Thank you to South Dade GMRS club members for showing up Saturday for the Skywarn training at the National Weather Service in Miami located at National Hurricane Center. Without your participation this class would not be Possible. And thanks to Robert Molleda National Weather Service Warning Coordinator for teaching the class and giving our members a tour of your awesome facilities.
RTW
22/07/2024
Hot and humid again today with afternoon thunderstorms likely. Remember, no where outside is safe during a thunderstorm.
22/07/2024
Public reported a waterspout with this cell.
21/07/2024
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21/07/2024
A tropical wave and a surface trough could enhance the rain and storms Sunday and Monday.
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Here are the latest EURO ensemble models.
The tropics are most definitely waking up and fast. Earlier I spoke of a strong storm that would be emerging off the coast of Africa in a day or so. Well it seems that another storm is following behind. These strong waves will be monitored as they move into the Atlantic. The Euro model still shows a depression moving north or over the northern Leeward islands. This is an area that most storms that pass through here end up tracking west-northwest. I will monitor these waves closely. Be Hurricane ready folks as we begin to enter into August.
Look at this monster storm that will be merging off the coast of Africa in a day or so. This will more than likely be a strong tropical wave that needs to be monitored as it gets into the end of July and the first week of August.
Here is the water vapor satellite that shows the moist environment this system is taking advantage. Ahead of this disturbance to the west-northwest is the dry air and Saharan dust. This system seems to have some spin to it.
I been watching this cluster of thunderstorm East of the African coast and south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. Its been holding together rather well most of the day with cold cloud tops. This system is within a moist environment and is avoiding Saharan Dry air and dust for now. I will watch it as it track westward.
More showers and storms moving in from the Atlantic this evening.
Public reported a waterspout with this cell.
Storms moving inland this evening.
The latest radar shows moving inland.
FLZ073-075-173-174-140430-
Mainland Monroe FL-Far South Miami-Dade County FL-Inland Miami-
Dade County FL-Coastal Miami Dade County FL-
1125 PM EDT Sat Jul 13 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Mainland
Monroe and southern Miami-Dade Counties through 1230 AM EDT...
At 1125 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm near Jewfish Creek Bridge, moving west at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Royal Palm Ranger.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 2518 8085 2521 8088 2551 8066 2534 8034
2520 8050 2522 8052 2521 8057 2522 8056
2523 8052 2524 8054 2523 8054 2524 8055
2519 8060 2520 8060 2518 8071 2521 8074
2518 8072
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 110DEG 14KT 2522 8045
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Showers and storms moving toward the Florida Keys.
Latest south Florida Radar.
The Florida Keys is getting their share of storms and cool down from this heat wave.
Strong cells developing along the coast.
Florida is also seeing some rain from the system with some isolated stronger cells with lightning, Gusty winds and heavy downpours.
Rain in the forecast today because of that trough of low pressure off shore to our northeast.
Strong showers and storms tracking south along the coast. Some of these thunderstorms are producing funnel clouds.
Here is the latest radar showers making their way on shore due to that trough of low pressure off the coast.
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About me
Since I was a child, I always loved tracking hurricanes even though I did not know what I was doing I would mimic the meteorologist on TV in Miami Florida.
Every time my teacher took the class to the library in Elementary School my favorite books were on the weather and Atlantic Hurricanes. I would spend hours reading and looking at the pictures. This lasted throughout my Junior High School years and also High School years. I then pursue Public Servant carreer and tried to get into the Police department but I guess that wasn't what GOD had intended for me.
I built my first PC back in 1988 while working in an Electronic Company in Miami and begun tracking storms with a tracking program an engineer designed on a 5 1/4 Floppy Disk if some of you can remember what that was. It was a mission entering all that data but my passion to help inform my friends and the public was strong and my knowledge on hurricanes had expanded, so when I spoke to my friends they listened and were learning things they did not know at that time. Back then we were in a hurricane lull with no hurricane landfall in Miami, so folks were complacent and didn't really no much about storms, hurricanes. Some showed no interest because they had never been through one.
Then AOL, Prodigy and other internet provider came to life and it was like I was in heaven with all the satellite images on the net even though they were still images. I then learn how to put these images together and make a video which put the satellite in motion. As the internet era began, I got together with web builders at another company I worked for, and learned how to build my own intranet website for the folks at work but not to publish to the public.
Then came in Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the passion to help the public be prepared grew even stronger in me. I began learning everything I could about preparedness and mitigation. So I began giving seminars at my work during the hurricane season and this was a success. I continued to study about the evolution of tropical cyclones and their destructive power.
In 1999 Alta vista Web browser had an advertisement for free website builder so I begun to put together my first website. This website was called Ralph's Tropical Weather and my hurricane website was called Atlantic Cyclones 1999. This website became very popular worldwide and I could be found in search engines all over. In 2006 after a strong year of hurricane activity in Florida with Katrina and Wilma, the Key West News interviewed me over the phone and published an article about my accuracy in predicting the 2005 season. This article helped my Key West Audience grow among and also in other states. I was requested by a Key West friend to come on to Facebook and Twitter and and this accomplished what I always wanted, to be a source of information for the public family and friends. I am now 63 years old and been doing this hurricane tracking for 30 years or more. This remains my hobby and passion and have now gain the trust of many viewers.
I want to thank you all for making my this happen and encourage you to tell others about my FB and Blog page for future Hurricane updates and information.
Ralph Arenas Jr.
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National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center, Local Emergency Management Office, or your Local Media".
