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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
448 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-080100-
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 EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...
...WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE A HIGH 
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI
DADE COUNTIES.

WIND: NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH OR POSSIBLY HIGHER AND WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS AND ALONG THE COASTAL ZONE OF PALM BEACH,
BROWARD, AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES.

WAVES: NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS WILL RESULT IN GULF STREAM SEAS AROUND 8 TO 9 FEET
TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 10 FEET TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS, HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS
ATLANTIC COAST RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

TROPICAL STORM IDA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO
ON TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FORECAST, ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS
SYSTEM.

.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.

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