Miami Weather - Special Cases

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
...GUSTY WINDS IN SHOWERS/STORMS TONIGHT, MOST CONCENTRATED SOUTHEAST COAST...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
BEACHES TONIGHT. SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT,
EXCEPT ONLY ISOLATED STORMS EXPECTED NEAR THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS
OVER THE LOCAL GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS, AS WELL AS BISCAYNE BAY.
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTS FROM THE
STORMS TONIGHT.

FLOODING: STREET FLOODING AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT DUE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS. LOW LYING FLOODING IN FIELDS
CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES,
AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING CONCERNS
TONIGHT.

WIND: GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS AND
STORMS OVER THE LOCAL GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS, AS WELL AS BISCAYNE
BAY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WHICH MOVE ONSHORE
THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO
AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THE NEXT FEW DAYS
AS MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS, AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN IMPACT.

EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN SPEED ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY AND CONTINUE RATHER STRONG INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE
THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ALL OF THE LOCAL ATLANTIC BEACHES
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
LIKELY...SO SWIMMING IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

AS GUSTAV CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY,
SEAS OF AROUND 7 FEET WILL BE GENERATED. THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE GULF BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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