HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1145 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 PM FOR ATLANTIC WATERS MAINLAND MONROE AND MIAMI DADE...
...FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF EAST COAST METRO AREAS...
...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AS THE
CURRENT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS OR STORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SO ALTHOUGH OVERALL THE THREAT IS DIMINISHING...THERE IS
STILL A LINGERING CHANCE OF STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER...SOME LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND EVEN TORNADOES.
TORNADOES: THERE IS STILL A CONCERN FOR A FEW WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FIRST WITH ANY LINGERING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS AND MIAMI DADE COUNTY AND THEN WITH ANY NEW ACTIVITY
THAT DEVELOPS LATER AHEAD OF THE FRONT IF IT DEVELOPS.
WIND: A FEW STORMS, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS, BISCAYNE BAY,
AND SOUTHERN MIAMI DADE AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS THREAT COULD REMAIN FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS IF ANY NEW ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
DEVELOPS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT TOWARDS THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
FLOODING: ANY NEW ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS TODAY WILL STILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO GENERATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AGGRAVATING THE FLOODING
SITUATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL BROWARD AND NORTHEAST MIAMI
DADE COUNTY. ALSO THE WATERS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE IN THE
HARDEST HIT AREAS AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THOSE AREAS WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEY MIGHT
NEED TO BE EXTENDED.
WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM TODAY AND TO
8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EVEN OUTSIDE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, LEADING TO ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SEAS WILL CONTINUE UP TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM ON SATURDAY AS
STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS CONTINUE.
A COLDER AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO SOUTH FLORIDA BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40
DEGREES ACROSS PARTS OF THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION MONDAY AND
TUESDAY MORNINGS WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MID 30S POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR ADDITIONAL
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI. REPORTS OF
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE ALONG WITH STORM
TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES OR MORE ARE ENCOURAGED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 101 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 145 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MAINLAND
MONROE COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...
AT 1254 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PALMETTO BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...
PERRINE...
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...
COCONUT GROVE...
KEY BISCAYNE...
ALLAPATTAH...
LITTLE HAITI...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
ALSO...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2567 8015 2574 8017 2572 8024 2548 8034
2540 8032 2539 8023 2553 8017 2535 8024
2539 8026 2514 8066 2518 8087 2512 8107
2512 8108 2532 8115 2524 8096 2532 8097
2536 8108 2598 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 233DEG 27KT 2564 8029
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