Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
405 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
222315-
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-
405 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG
THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES.

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

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

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

FLOODING: THE COMBINATION OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND
SATURATED GROUNDS FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS RAIN WILL RESULT IN A
SLIGHT RISK OF FLOODING TODAY, MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
PENINSULA THURSDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION: WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
HIGH WIND, HAIL AND FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.

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

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1117 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

AMZ610-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-221730-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-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-
1117 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.
EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WITH
THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY. EXPECT THESE SHOWERS TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWARD WHILE BECOMING STRONGER.

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