FLUS42 KMFL 200848 HWOMFL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 448 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-210000- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 448 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF A WATERSPOUT TODAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: ON SHORE WINDS AT AROUND 10 KNOTS AND A SMALL ON SHORE SWELL WILL LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREATS. WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS TODAY OVER THE COASTAL ATLANTIC WATERS. WIND: WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN THREATS DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. $$