Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 944 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-221645- 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- 944 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: A GENERALLY LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WILL CREATE A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF COLLIER, HENDRY AND GLADES COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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 WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 553 AM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-221000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 553 AM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1145 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-220500- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-FLORIDA BAY- GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST 1145 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 100 AM...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS 20 TO 60 NM WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE WATERS WITHIN 20 NM NORTH OF KEY WEST TO DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT. THESE SHOWERS WILL DELIVER A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE RAINFALL ACCOMPANIED BY VISIBILITY LESS THAN 4 NM AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS CONTINUES TO THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. $$