Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
643 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FLZ069-070-192330-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL
643 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN COLLIER
COUNTY...FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO
55 MPH...UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF MILE MARKER 90 ON ALLIGATOR
  ALLEY...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...
  INTERSECTION I-75 AND EVERGLADES BLVD...
  PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST...
  SOUTH BLOCKS GOLDEN GATE...
  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.

LAT...LON 2592 8133 2595 8166 2627 8155 2626 8135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 003DEG 10KT 2617 8145

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1014 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
200515-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
1014 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN INTERIOR...
...SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY.

THUNDERSTORMS: THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN INTERIOR AREAS. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL.

FLOODING: LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER IN POORLY
DRAINED LOCATIONS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST.

WIND: WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN STRONGEST
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

HAIL: UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN STRONGEST
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
DAY...ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE WEEK...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING
GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY...AND PONDING OF WATER
IN POORLY DRAINED LOCATIONS COULD OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WIND, HAIL AND FLOODING TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.

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

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
438 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

AMZ610-FLZ063-066-069-070-075-192345-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
MAINLAND MONROE-
438 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER
GLADES, HENDRY, AND NORTHERN COLLIER COUNTIES. THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR AND ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THESE SHOWERS AND
STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE THE MAIN THREATS
WITH THE STORMS. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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