HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 800 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES...
...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
...SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CHRISTMAS DAY...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE SHOWERS THROUGH CHRISTMAS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
FRIDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM, LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS STARTING MAINLY SOMETIME LATER THIS EVENING AND
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TONIGHT WILL BE BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND GUSTY WINDS.
FLOODING: WITH ANY ACTIVITY LATER TONIGHT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME, THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS ACTIVITY
WILL BE PONDING OF WATER IN MAINLY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER,
IF THIS THREAT MATERIALIZES AND INCREASES, FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL
BE UPDATED AND ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ISSUED ACCORDINGLY. THE MAIN
AREAS THAT COULD SEE SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME WILL BE
THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL AND METRO AREAS DUE TO THE STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT.
RIP CURRENTS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL LEAD TO
A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT ALL ATLANTIC COAST
BEACHES TONIGHT.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
CHRISTMAS DAY WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT ALL ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES
CHRISTMAS DAY. A RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES WILL
REDEVELOP MONDAY AND INTO MIDWEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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