HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 900 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING, EXCEPT GLADES COUNTY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEST COAST BEACHES TODAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS, TORNADOES, AND HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU
SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE
PASSED BY. THERE IS ALSO A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
THIS MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA, EXCEPT FOR GLADES COUNTY.
TORNADOES: THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS MORNING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA
WILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WEAK TORNADOES.
WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS MORNING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
FLOODING: THERE COULD BE SOME MINOR FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINAGE AND
LOW LYING AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
RIP CURRENTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL ALLOW
FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES
OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
LATE NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN ANY SEVERE REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS MORNING.
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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