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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FLZ063-066-067-212215-
GLADES FL HENDRY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PALM BEACH
COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN GLADES COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTY...
FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55
MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF ORTONA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLEWISTON...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
  HARLEM...
  CLEWISTON...
  MOORE HAVEN...
  AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH...UP
TO NICKEL-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. THESE
WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON
SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING
AND LEAVE A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE PATH OF 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.

LAT...LON 2687 8109 2685 8109 2682 8105 2682 8099
      2680 8095 2677 8094 2674 8085 2671 8081
      2671 8078 2668 8073 2659 8089 2680 8136
      2691 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 239DEG 4KT 2685 8121 2668 8084

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