Miami, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Miami, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1021 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
Expiration: 800 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

...ALL SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON HURRICANE IKE...
...HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES ATLANTIC WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: TROPICAL STORM HANNA JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWEST AND DISTANCE ITSELF FROM THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS THAT
WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND RESULT IN A CONTINUED
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. INCREASING
NORTH WINDS, COMBINED WITH THIS NORTHEAST SWELL, WILL ALSO
RESULT IN ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION AT THE
ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES, ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING.

WIND: WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS TONIGHT OFF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COAST, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 KNOTS POSSIBLE OVER THE REST OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

WAVES: SEAS OF OVER 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ALTHOUGH HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL STILL AFFECT THE COASTAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND RESULT IN A CONTINUED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE SOUTH FLORIDA ATLANTIC COAST ON FRIDAY. THE
SWELLS SHOULD SUBSIDE AND MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

MAJOR HURRICANE IKE, LOCATED OVER THE ATLANTIC NORTHEAST OF THE
LESSER ANTILLES, IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TO
MOVE ON A GENERAL WESTWARD COURSE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
BAHAMAS BY MONDAY. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE IKE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND BE READY TO ACT SHOULD THE HURRICANE THREATEN SOUTH
FLORIDA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.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.