HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1254 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
...TORNADO WATCH 794 FOR MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL 9AM SATURDAY...
...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY LATE AS INSTABILITY AND WIND FIELDS
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS EVEN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN ISOLATED
TORNADOES.
TORNADOES: WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, LEADING
TO A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA EXCEPT GLADES COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM
SATURDAY.
WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS OVER THE
WATERS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS, LAKE OKEECHOBEE
AND THE PALM BEACH WATERS.
WIND: A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND 60 MPH
ACROSS THE AREA.
FLOODING: HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH
THE STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING...ANY STORMS WHICH MOVE OVER ANY
GIVEN AREA COULD LEAD TO MINOR STREET FLOODING OR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA ON SATURDAY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY
BEFORE NOON, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN THE
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ENDING THE RISK OF STORMS ACROSS THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 411 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS
EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA
LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE ATLANTIC BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL SEND A WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH
FLORIDA...SLOWLY NORTH TOWARDS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION
OVERNIGHT. A MOIST...TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT AS WELL, LEADING TO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES. THE PRIMARY RISK AREA IS
FROM THE NAPLES AREA TO THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION. HOWEVER, THERE
IS A MINIMAL RISK ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA AS WELL.
PERSONS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE WEATHER TONIGHT. MAKE SURE
YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALERT FEATURE IS ON BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
FROM THE GULF COAST AND LAKE REGION AT AROUND SUNRISE
SATURDAY...THEN SOUTHEASTWARD TO OFF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST
BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY
STRONG TO SEVERE...COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA. THE PRIMARY RISK FROM THE STORMS DURING THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS SATURDAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.
ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT TO POSSIBLY RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
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