Info HWO Hazardous Weather Outlook — Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:42 AM

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
407 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
212015-
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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM
EXCLUDING THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF 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-
WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
407 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016

...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS REGION TODAY...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC COAST AND GULF COAST BEACHES.

THUNDERSTORMS: THE FOCUS FOR MOST AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND GULF
COAST, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND ATLANTIC METRO AREAS THIS MORNING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THE
STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

WIND: WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

TEMPERATURES: HEAT INDICES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON, WITH VALUES POTENTIALLY REACHING
ABOVE 105 DEGREES OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR COLLIER AND HENDRY
COUNTIES.

WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE
GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL GENERALLY
AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS AND EAST COAST DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND
MORNING HOURS, AND SHIFT OVER THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF
SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS.

A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION: WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
HIGH WIND 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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