FFAMFL FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 104 PM EDT WED SEP 6 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 6 PM TONIGHT... FLZ068-062200- /O.CON.KMFL.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-060906T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ PALM BEACH EASTERN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST PALM BEACH 104 PM EDT WED SEP 6 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...IN SOUTH FLORIDA...PALM BEACH EASTERN. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS OVER EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF DIURNAL HEATING...SEA BREEZE AND LAKE BREEZE INTERACTION AND A SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW...WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING NORTHEAST OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE INCH BUT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 3 TO 4 INCHES COULD BE EXPECTED. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$