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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
339 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

AMZ610-FLZ063-066>068-070-168-092200-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-
INLAND COLLIER-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
339 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
A LINE OF FAST MOVING SHOWERS WILL AFFECT GLADES, HENDRY, PALM
BEACH, AND NORTHERN COLLIER COUNTIES AS WELL AS LAKE OKEECHOBEE THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE SHOWERS ARE RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARDS
THE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR
WITH THESE SHOWERS. THIS LINE WILL START TO PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD AS
THE EVENING APPROACHES.

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Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172-173-101100-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0010.100210T1600Z-100210T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW AIR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 60S. THE MILD TEMPERATURES...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
VERY DRY AIR...WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH
FLORIDA...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
401 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-100600-
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-
401 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE -INTERIOR SECTIONS- THURSDAY MORNING...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 1 TO 4 FEET WILL IMPACT THE
ATLANTIC COAST TODAY CREATING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WIND: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS HAS LEAD TO
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AND BISCAYNE BAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

WAVES: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE
GULF WATERS BEYOND 2O NAUTICAL MILES AND IN THE GULF STREAM OFF OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY CHILLY MORNING ON THURSDAY
WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
PALM BEACH, INTERIOR COLLIER, GLADES, AND HENDRY COUNTIES.
TEMPERATURES OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK, WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON
FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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

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