Anchor Park, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Anchor Park, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 440 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
Expiration: 745 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY COASTAL WATERS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEST COAST...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS HAVE CREATED A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY.

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AS SPIRAL RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION. LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS.

FLOODING: HEAVY RAIN THE PAST TWO DAYS HAS LEFT STANDING WATER
OVER MANY AREAS AND ROADWAYS IN GLADES COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN
HENDRY COUNTY. FLOODED ROADWAYS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AND
ANY MORE RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.

WAVES: WAVES UP TO 7 FEET, WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISKS FROM THE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.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.