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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1138 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
Expiration: 1245 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN COLLIER AND SOUTHERN
HENDRY COUNTIES...
AT 1138 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
IMMOKALEE TO GOLDEN GATE ESTATES TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NAPLES...
MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...
ORANGE TREE...
FELDA...
AVE MARIA...
BUNKER HILL...
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES...
NORTH BLOCKS GOLDEN GATE...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. LIGHTNING IS THE
NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS
OFFER NO PROTECTION. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 2624 8182 2626 8171 2632 8168 2632 8166
2636 8166 2643 8163 2643 8157 2655 8157
2655 8089 2627 8092 2616 8124 2615 8182
2616 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 1538Z 269DEG 32KT 2647 8150 2626 8159
2622 8183
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1015 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
Expiration: 600 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008
...FLOOD WARNING GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS GULF COAST BEACHES...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FLOODING: HEAVY RAINS THE PAST TWO DAYS HAVE LEFT STANDING WATER
OVER MANY AREAS AND ROADWAYS IN GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.
FLOODED ROADWAYS AND STANDING WATER WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY AND
ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION AS
SPIRAL BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS. THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLOODING ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA IF
PERSISTENT SPIRAL BANDS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOP.
RIP CURRENTS: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH 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, HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.
WAVES: SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
ATLANTIC WATERS EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TODAY.
WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AND THE PALM BEACH COASTAL WATERS TODAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH COULD BE GENERATED BY ANY THUNDERSTORM ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.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. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY IN SOME AREAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING IN GLADES AND HENDRY
COUNTIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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