Palm, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Palm, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 837 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
Expiration: 700 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE UNTIL 2 AM...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY COASTAL WATERS...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEST COAST...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE WEST WINDS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST HAVE CREATED A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT
THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY.

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

FLOODING: HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS THE PAST TWO DAYS HAVE LEFT COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER OVER MANY AREAS AND ROADWAYS IN GLADES
COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHERN HENDRY COUNTY. MAJOR FLOODING OF
ROADWAYS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND ANY MORE RAINFALL WILL
AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.

WAVES: WAVES UP TO 8 FEET, WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC
WATERS TONIGHT EAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. SEAS WILL BE DOWN TO 6
FEET BY THE MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING IN GLADES OR NORTHERN
HENDRY COUNTY.

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