Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1250 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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-
1250 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.NOW...
SHOWERS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST SEA BREEZE
NEAR NAPLES AND ACROSS GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES...WITH
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
BROWARD AND MIAMI DADE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EAST COAST METRO AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
919 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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220430-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
919 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FLOODING POSSIBLE EAST COAST AND METRO AREAS TODAY...
...STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING: SATURATED SOILS FROM YESTERDAYS RAINFALL OVER THE EAST
COAST AND METRO AREAS FROM PALM BEACH TO MIAMI-DADE COMBINED WITH
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY WILL KEEP THE FLOOD
POTENTIAL UP. THIS MAY LEAD TO IMPASSABLE ROADS AND DUE TO
STANDING WATER. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WATER COULD ALSO ENTER
STRUCTURES.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE OCCASIONAL
TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH.

HAIL: UP TO PENNY SIZE IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE STRONGEST
STORMS.

RIP CURRENTS: A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE EAST COAST
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
FLOODING ALONG THE EAST COAST AND METRO AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE WEEKEND AND MAY
REACH CAUTIONARY TO ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

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Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
345 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
345 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...
  COASTAL PALM BEACH...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI DADE AND
  METRO PALM BEACH.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO NEARLY 9 INCHES HAVE FALLEN
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS OVER THE LAST 12
  TO 15 HOURS RESULTING IN URBAN FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
  INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE SAME AREA THROUGH THIS
  EVENING WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE STREET FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS DUE TO POOR
  DRAINAGE AND SATURATED SOILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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