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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
505 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

FLZ067-068-072-168-172-282245-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL-COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
505 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BROWARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EST...

AT 504 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BOCA POINTE...OR NEAR DEERFIELD BEACH. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 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. FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT LAUDERDALE...CORAL SPRINGS...POMPANO BEACH...BOCA RATON...
DEERFIELD BEACH...TAMARAC...MARGATE...LIGHTHOUSE POINT...
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA...COCONUT CREEK...OAKLAND PARK...NORTH
LAUDERDALE...PARKLAND...HILLSBORO BEACH...SEA RANCH LAKES...
BROADVIEW-POMPANO PARK...BOCA DEL MAR...GODFREY ROAD...HAMPTONS AT
BOCA RATON AND MISSION BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS ACTIVITY WAS ALSO DEVELOPING IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE
FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 2628 8008 2627 8008 2618 8010 2619 8010
      2619 8013 2620 8029 2640 8022 2639 8008
      2639 8007 2638 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 005DEG 4KT 2633 8017

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