Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Miami, FL

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
412 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR AND WEST COAST AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

FLZ072-074-022115-
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BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-
412 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

$$

FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-022300-
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GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-
WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
412 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH LOW
MOISTURE LEVELS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REACHING
35 PERCENT OR LESS FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL SINK SOUTHWEST
INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR ACROSS THE CWA ALONG WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE. SO THE
WEATHER SHOULD BE NICE OVER THE AREA FOR TODAY.

WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...HIGH TEMPS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO WARM UP INTO THE MID 80S OVER MOST LOCATIONS
TODAY...WHILE THE LOW TEMPS TONIGHT WILL BE ABLE TO COOL DOWN TO
THE LOWER TO MID 50S OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS TO THE LOWER TO MID
60S ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

THE LOW TEMPS OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA COULD
AGAIN SEE NEAR RECORD LOWS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR TONIGHT WHICH ARE:

               WEDNESDAY LOWS

IMMOKALEE        52 - 1977
DEVIL GARDEN     45 - 1999
LA BELLE         50 - 1987
EVERGLADES CITY  55 - 1965
40 MILE BEND     53 - 1965
CLEWISTON        54 - 1987

SO PLAN ON MENTIONING VERY COLD TEMPS AGAIN FOR THE INTERIOR AREAS
AWAY FROM THE LAKE FOR TONIGHT.

THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPS SHOULD THEN START A WARMING TREND THROUGH
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...AS THE HIGH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO
MOVES EAST INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS WILL KEEP THE SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR AND THE WEATHER DRY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAIN STATES TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO NORTH FLORIDA BEFORE STALLING OUT. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR SOME DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR
THIS WEEKEND FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. SO HAVE KEPT THE
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE CWA FOR THIS WEEKEND.

THE FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING FOR THE
HIGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS TO WORK BY WEST INTO THE
SUNSHINE STATE. SO HAVE KEPT THE CONDITIONS DRY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...
THE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS...AND SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE TO 10 KNOTS BY TONIGHT. THE WINDS
WILL THEN CONTINUE TO DECREASE DOWN TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY TUESDAY
AND REMAIN AT THESE SPEEDS THROUGH THURSDAY...AS THEY SWING FROM A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THE WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE AGAIN TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY THIS WEEKEND DO TO THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING A LITTLE BIT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE
COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH.

THE SWELLS AT BUOY 41010 WAS AT 9 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE
SWELLS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR THE SWELLS ALONG THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO SLOWLY
DECREASE FROM 3 FEET THIS MORNING TO 1 FOOT BY THIS EVENING.

THEREFORE...THE SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM WATERS WILL DECREASE FROM
5 TO 7 FEET DOWN TO 4 TO 6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE GULF STREAM
SEAS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 6 FEET BY
LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW 6 FEET THROUGH REST OF THE WORK WEEK.
SO PLAN ON HAVING A SCA UP FOR THE SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM TILL
NOON TIME AND THEN A SCEC FOR REST OF THE DAY...AND A SCEC UP FOR
THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OF PALM BEACH UNTIL NOON TODAY.

FOR REST THE GULF SIDE...THE SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 6 FEET THROUGH
THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE TEMPS WILL BE ABLE TO WARM UP INTO THE MID 80S TODAY...AS DEW
POINTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S OVER THE INTERIOR
AREAS...AND LOWER TO MID 60S ALONG THE EAST COAST AREAS. SO WILL
UPGRADE THE FIRE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

THE TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM UP FOR WEDNESDAY INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 80S WITH THE SAME DEW POINTS. SO WILL ISSUE A FIRE WATCH FOR
ALL OF THE CWA FOR WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT FOR METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  83  61  84  65 /   0   0   5   5
FORT LAUDERDALE  84  65  85  69 /   0   0   5   5
MIAMI            85  66  86  70 /   0   0   5   5
NAPLES           85  61  87  67 /   0   0   5   5

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 17Z TILL 23Z FOR FLZ063-069-066-067-070-071-073-075
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL ZONES...EXCEPT METRO PALM
     BEACH COUNTY.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT
     20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH,
     FL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL
     EXTENDING FROM 20 NMTO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE
     BAHAMAS-WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL
     EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

GM...NONE.
&&

BAXTER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
401 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2006

AMZ610-FLZ063-066>075-022015-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-
PALM BEACH EASTERN-WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-
WESTERN BROWARD-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-
DADE METROPOLITAN-MAINLAND MONROE-
401 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2006

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALL ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES...
...GULF STREAM SEAS AROUND 9 FEET BUT DIMINISHING TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS AND LARGE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL
RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES
OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WAVES: ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE SLOWLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY, SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM WILL BE NEAR 9 FEET THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT, SLOWLY DIMINISHING TO 6 FEET ON TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS AGAIN ON TUESDAY
AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.