Narrative:

We departed fll airport with radar vectors orlando. Our initial clearance was heading 350 degrees and climb and maintain 5000 ft, we leveled off at 5000 ft on heading 350 degrees. At this point we were in and out of cumulus clouds. Departure called us with a TA 12-1 O'clock position, 4900 ft, 5 mi VFR. We exited a cloud at the same time departure gave us heading 030 degrees for traffic. We started a right turn to 030 degrees when the first officer said he had the traffic and to tighten the turn. I picked up the traffic at the same time, the other traffic was in a left turn at our 12:30 O'clock position, about 2-3 mi ahead and in our direct flight path. I immediately went into a steep left turn and missed the other aircraft by about 100 ft vertical and 3800-4000 ft horizontal. The other aircraft was apparently trying to descend VFR in an opening of the clouds, the controller had given us vectors into a conflicting flight path with the other aircraft. Good cockpit resource management in our cockpit contributed to our good luck this time. This seems to be a recurring problem with a mix of VFR traffic and IFR traffic in marginal WX conditions. This event happened so fast I'm not sure what type aircraft we avoided.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED FLL ARPT WITH RADAR VECTORS ORLANDO. OUR INITIAL CLRNC WAS HDG 350 DEGS AND CLB AND MAINTAIN 5000 FT, WE LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT ON HDG 350 DEGS. AT THIS POINT WE WERE IN AND OUT OF CUMULUS CLOUDS. DEP CALLED US WITH A TA 12-1 O'CLOCK POS, 4900 FT, 5 MI VFR. WE EXITED A CLOUD AT THE SAME TIME DEP GAVE US HDG 030 DEGS FOR TFC. WE STARTED A R TURN TO 030 DEGS WHEN THE FO SAID HE HAD THE TFC AND TO TIGHTEN THE TURN. I PICKED UP THE TFC AT THE SAME TIME, THE OTHER TFC WAS IN A L TURN AT OUR 12:30 O'CLOCK POS, ABOUT 2-3 MI AHEAD AND IN OUR DIRECT FLT PATH. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A STEEP L TURN AND MISSED THE OTHER ACFT BY ABOUT 100 FT VERT AND 3800-4000 FT HORIZ. THE OTHER ACFT WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO DSND VFR IN AN OPENING OF THE CLOUDS, THE CTLR HAD GIVEN US VECTORS INTO A CONFLICTING FLT PATH WITH THE OTHER ACFT. GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT IN OUR COCKPIT CONTRIBUTED TO OUR GOOD LUCK THIS TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROB WITH A MIX OF VFR TFC AND IFR TFC IN MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS. THIS EVENT HAPPENED SO FAST I'M NOT SURE WHAT TYPE ACFT WE AVOIDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.