Special Weather Statement, NWS Miami, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1151 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FL
UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE...

.UPDATE...SENT PRODUCT UPDATES TO INCLUDE NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER EFFECTIVE UNTIL
9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WATCH ENCOMPASSES ALL OF MAINLAND
SOUTH FL AS SEVERE JUST CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE.
HOWEVER...ORIGINAL EARLIER MORNING THOUGHTS ON THE FOCUS BEING FROM
LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY
SOUTH TO MIAMI-DADE STILL LOOKS ON TARGET. DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THE STORMS. AS IS ALWAYS THE
CASE THOUGH...WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR STORMS ALONG
BOUNDARIES...ESPECIALLY THE ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE FOR A QUICK
TORNADO SPIN UP...BUT OVERALL THREAT IS FOR WIND/HAIL...WHICH
COULD EXTEND INTO THE EVENING HOURS DUE TO THE SHORTWAVE
ENERGY/PVA COMING IN FROM THE NORTH. /GREGORIA

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 958 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008/

UPDATE...THE STAGE IS SET FOR AN ACTIVE AFTERNOON. THE 12Z MIAMI
SOUNDING IS EVEN MORE UNSTABLE THAN YESTERDAY WITH CAPE NEAR 4000
J/KG...LI OF -9C...AND A FAVORABLE PROFILE OF SFC/LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE BELOW MID/UPPER DRY. 0-6 KM SHEAR IS 30 KT AND COULD
INCREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AS A WELL DEFINED SHORTWAVE IS SEEN
IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL FL THIS
MORNING. GIVEN THE INSTABILITY...FULL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING IN A
SULTRY AIRMASS...AND THE SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE.

STORMS WILL BECOME FOCUSED ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE. GFS/NAM
MOS DO NOT SHOW THE SEA BREEZE...BUT NAM-WRF DOES AND THE WIND
PROFILE ON THE MORNING SOUNDING ALONG WITH THE STRONG HEATING
SUGGESTS THAT ONE WILL DEVELOP. SEVERE WEATHER THREATS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS AS WELL. UPDATED FCST HIGHLIGHTS THIS
POTENTIAL.

GFS SHOWS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTHWARD LATER TONIGHT...AND
THIS COULD IGNITE MORE STORMS ESPECIALLY OVER THE GULF STREAM
TONIGHT...WITH A FEW POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE EAST COAST AS WELL.
UPDATED ALREADY OUT. /GREGORIA

AVIATION...VERY LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING HAS
ALLOWED FOR SOME AREAS OF 5-6SM IN MIST OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS
SHOULD QUICKLY BURN OFF BY 14Z. SURFACE RIDGE OVER FAR SOUTHERN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE CAROLINAS MOVES EAST. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BECOME S-SW
OVER ALL TERMINALS BETWEEN 14Z-18Z...WITH A SEABREEZE EXPECTED AT
ALL EAST COAST TERMINALS BY 18Z. EXPECT ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ONCE SEABREEZES BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS...WITH GREATEST FOCUS FOR ACTIVITY ALONG EAST
COAST SITES. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND EVEN SMALL
HAIL. CONVECTION COULD LINGER BEYOND 00Z AS SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS
AREA...WITH MOST ACTIVITY GONE BY 03Z TONIGHT. /RM

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008/

DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MS RIVER VALLEY WHILE AN
UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD TODAY AND TONIGHT.
RIDGE WILL BECOME POSITIVELY TILTED ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND THE SE
U.S. THROUGH TUE AS A CUTOFF UPPER LOW FORMS NE OF THE BAHAMAS. THE
UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES WED INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS A SHORT WAVE DIVES
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...SUCKING THE CUTOFF LOW NE...WEAKENING AND
DISSIPATING THE SYSTEM. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE DIVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST
AND OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST...DEEPENING THE TROUGH AGAIN OFF THE
THE EASTERN SEA BOARD THU INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

FOR THE SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SHORT WAVE MOVING SE
INTO THE UPPER TROUGH...LEADING TOWARD THE CUTOFF NE BAHAMAS UPPER
LOW...DEVELOPS A SURFACE LOW OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST. AS THE SUR
-FACE LOW DEEPENS AND MOVES E...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING WESTWARD
FROM THE LOW ACROSS N FLA...MOVES STEADY S DOWN THE FLA PENINSULA AND
OFF OF THE S END OF THE PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER
THE SE U.S. AND INTO THE ATLC...PUSHING A BACK DOOR FRONT FROM NE TO
TO SW ACROSS S FLA SUN.  DECENT PRECIPITABLE WATER...NW STEERING
WINDS...E COAST SEA BREEZE WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
LEAD TO A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY INTERIOR AND
E TODAY...ENDING IN THE EVE. WITH THE FRONT...MINIMAL ACTIVITY EX
-PECTED SUN...MAINLY AFFECTING SW FLA. CLEARING SUN NIGHT THOUGH
SOME SHOWERS MAY SNEAK IN FROM THE ATLC ONTO THE E COAST ON THE
EASTERLY FLOW. FOR TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED W BUT
POSSIBLY NUMEROUS E INTERIOR AND E COAST. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD BECOME STRONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. ALL
GUIDANCE APPEARS IN LINE/REASONABLE WITH TEMPS E COAST THOUGH A
LITTLE COOLER THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED.

EXTENDED PERIOD...MON THROUGH FRI...TURNING COOLER AND DRIER MON
THROUGH WED THOUGH STRAY SHOWERS ON THE EASTERLY BREEZE COULD MOVE
ONTO THE E COAST...BUT NOT IN THE THIS FORECAST AT THIS TIME. THU
INTO FRI...DEEPER MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE OVER S FLA AS THE HIGH
MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE ATLC.

AVIATION...CALM WINDS, CLEAR SKIES, AND AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH NEARLY ALL
SITES AT RISK OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEFORE AND AROUND SUNRISE. A
COUPLE HOURS AFTER SUNRISE ENOUGH MIXING SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR TO
THIN AND BURN OFF THE FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO BEGIN TO DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THE FLOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE SW DURING SAT, AND THIS WILL ALLOW MOST TSRA TO
OCCUR ACROSS THE EAST COAST SITES AS THE BEST CONVERGENCE OCCURS
ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW VIS INTO THE
IFR RANGE MAY OCCUR IN ANY TSRA.

MARINE...WINDS LESS THAN 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 4 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFT TO NW TO N THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND
INCREASE SUN INTO SUN WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUN NIGHT ATLC WATERS
AS GULF STREAM REACTS TO THE NORTHERLY FLOW WITH EXERCISE CAUTION IN
THE OUTER GULF WATERS. THIS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF MON THEN AS
WINDS RELAX...SEAS DECREASE.

FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS TODAY AND SUN. DRIER AIR MON AND TUE
LOWER DEW POINTS WITH RH VALUES LOWER...BUT NO CONCERNS AS OF RIGHT
NOW.

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1137 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-250200-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL
BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
1137 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FL UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF
STORMS WILL BE FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE SOUTH THROUGH PALM BEACH, BROWARD
AND NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. DAMAGING WINDS, HAIL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREATS WITH THE STORMS.

WIND: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
AREA. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM LAKE
OKEECHOBEE TO THE EAST COAST FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY SOUTH TO
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, DUE TO LAKE BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE INTERACTIONS.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HAIL: THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL OF QUARTER
SIZE OR LARGER.

FLOODING: HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR WITH THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS
MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON POORLY DRAINED ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY, BRINGING
COOLER AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS TO MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA. NORTH
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO BUILDING GULF STREAM SEAS OF
UP TO 7 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.

RIP CURRENTS WILL RETURN TO EAST COAST BEACHES SUNDAY AS WINDS
BECOME NORTHEAST, WITH THE GREATEST THREAT MEMORIAL DAY AND
TUESDAY AS NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS INCREASE ALONG THE EAST COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH, ANY HAIL AND
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
241 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     HAIL             5 SSW KENDALL           25.62N 80.35W
05/24/2008  E0.25 INCH       MIAMI-DADE         FL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ALONG SOUTH DIXIE
            HIGHWAY IN PERRINE.

&&

MOLLEDA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
242 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ073-074-173-174-241915-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-
INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL-
242 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT METROPOLITAN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NARANJA...MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR WEST KENDALL...PERRINE...
AND IN THE REGION BETWEEN CORAL GABLES...MIAMI BEACH...AND KEY
BISCAYNE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO MOVING EASTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

THESE STORM WILL AFFECT...

NARANJA...
CUTLER RIDGE...
PRINCETON...
PALMETTO BAY...
BLACK PT...
COCONUT GROVE...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2567 8015 2567 8016 2569 8019 2573 8016
      2573 8023 2560 8031 2540 8032 2539 8023
      2540 8023 2553 8018 2553 8017 2535 8024
      2539 8027 2534 8033 2544 8055 2581 8045
      2582 8018 2576 8017 2582 8014 2582 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 289DEG 12KT 2550 8042

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
322 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ067-071-072-242015-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-
METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
322 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ALONG THE COUNTY LINE OF INTERIOR
PALM BEACH AND BROWARD COUNTIES...

AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLEY LAND WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

  RURAL SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...
  RURAL NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTY...

  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2642 8027 2618 8031 2628 8070 2642 8065
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 276DEG 15KT 2633 8059

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
326 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ073-074-173-242000-
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE FL-INLAND MIAMI-DADE FL-COASTAL MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY FL-
326 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...

AT 326 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...MOVING EAST AT 15 TO
20 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SWEETWATER
AND DORAL.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...
COCONUT GROVE...
LITTLE HAVANA...
KEY BISCAYNE...
MIAMI BEACH...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2567 8015 2567 8016 2569 8019 2572 8019
      2573 8016 2574 8017 2572 8024 2563 8027
      2560 8030 2561 8038 2583 8040 2584 8018
      2576 8018 2576 8017 2578 8014 2584 8014
      2584 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 278DEG 17KT 2569 8027

70/DD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
329 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ067-242030-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
329 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHERN INLAND PALM BEACH
COUNTY FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE...

AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORT MAYACA TO
PAHOKEE...MOVING EAST AT 27 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT...

CANAL POINT...
LION COUNTRY SAFARI...
CALOOSA...
NORTH PALM BEACH GENERAL AIRPORT...
THE ACREAGE...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT
FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2657 8021 2678 8070 2682 8070 2685 8065
      2690 8062 2693 8062 2696 8062 2696 8061
      2696 8043 2696 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 278DEG 23KT 2696 8061 2681 8068

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
349 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

FLZ067-068-071-072-242045-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
349 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CENTRAL BROWARD
COUNTY...

AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF INTERSECTION I-75 AND US
27...MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL AFFECT...

CORAL SPRINGS...
TAMARAC...
NORTH LAUDERDALE...
COCONUT CREEK...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA-SIZED
HAIL...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE.
LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES
AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL
OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

ALSO...THIS STORM IS DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT
OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI/ESPANOL.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2636 8016 2612 8018 2623 8049 2636 8042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 284DEG 16KT 2628 8046

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