HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 852 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009
...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...URBAN FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...
...WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINS IS THE MAIN CONCERN AT THE PRESENT TIME. ADDITIONAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS
THE SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS WITH ANY STORM TODAY.
FLOODING: ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE LEVELS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ARE
RUNNING ABOUT 50% TO 60% ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MEANS THAT ANY ACTIVITY
TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
ALONG WITH URBAN FLOODING MAINLY IN TRADITIONALLY POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED WILL BE THOSE WHERE
STREAMING SHOWERS KEEPING MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA FROM THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST.
WIND: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY
HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, PRIMARILY
OVER METROPOLITAN SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
RIP CURRENTS...INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI
DADE COUNTIES TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THANKSGIVING DAY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO A SMALL NORTHEAST SWELL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER
INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLOODING AND HIGH
WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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