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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 PM EDT SAT SEP 25 2004

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS OF... 
HENDRY...GLADES...PALM BEACH...COLLIER...BROWARD...MAINLAND MONROE 
AND MIAMI-DADE UNTIL 600 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING...

RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AHEAD OF 
HURRICANE JEANNE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS PALM 
BEACH...BROWARD...GLADES...AND HENDRY COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES NEAR 
WHERE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE PASSES. THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE 
EXTENSIVE FRESHWATER FLOODING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH 
FLORIDA...RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN OCCUR WITH JEANNE 
WHICH CAN PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAIN AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR 
WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.


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