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WHILE CLBING OUT OF MIAMI INTL HDG N THROUGH 6000 FT MSL TO 16000 FT MSL TCASII TA SOUNDED FOR TFC 11 O'CLOCK 300 FT ABOVE FOLLOWED BY A RA TO CLB. WE WERE BTWN LAYERS OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON AND SAW THE COMMUTER FLT START TO TURN AND DSND WHILE WE TURNED OPPOSITE HIM AND CLBED. HE OBVIOUSLY HAD A TCASII RA AS WELL. THE CTLR GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE CLBING TURN TO AVOID WHILE WE WERE ALREADY EXECUTING IT. COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT AND TCASII PLAYED SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN AVOIDING A CATASTROPHIC SIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 288596: CAPT SPOTTED OTHER ACFT. (HEADING E) DURING TCASII TA AND SAID TO KEEP CLBING AS LEVELING OFF WOULD PUT US INTO THE OTHER ACFT. ATC CTLR GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO 090 DEGS AT APPROX THE TIME OF OUR TCASII RA; PERHAPS SLIGHTLY BEFORE. I ROLLED R TO 45 DEG HDG AND COMPLETED THE TURN TO 090 DEG HDG. I BELIEVE THE OTHER ACFT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL BUT I DON'T ACCURATELY RECALL WHAT THEY WERE. OUR CAPT KEPT THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT AND SAW IT TURNING L AND DSNDING. AT NO TIME DID WE NEED TO RESORT TO UNUSUAL ATTITUDES OR MANEUVER AT HIGH G'S TO COMPLETE OUR AVOIDANCE. GOOD COORD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT BTWN OUR 3 CREW MEMBERS; THE CTLR AND OUR TCASII SAVED THE DAY. TO THE CTLR'S CREDIT SHE STAYED COMPLETELY FOCUSED AFTER THE EVENT GIVING NORMAL DIRECTIONS AFTER WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN AN EXCITING FEW MOMENTS. SINCE WE HAD THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT FROM SHORTLY AFTER THE TA WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE OUR ACTIONS SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT HASTE. CAUSE: POSSIBLY A CTRL ERROR OR A MISSED CLRNC. BY THE OTHER ACFT. SOLUTION: YOU CAN TALK ABOUT RETRAINING OR BETTER READBACK AND UNDERSTANDING OF CLRNCS; BUT ERRORS WILL SOMETIMES HAPPEN. I HOPE OTHERS PUT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE THE CREW COORD AND A TCASII THAT WE ENJOYED.