FFAMIA FLZ063-066>075-262200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 630 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 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 THIS EVENING... 24 HOUR RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER A SMALL PORTION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY...WHILE AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY. LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURED OVER THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SPIRAL BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND HURRICANE JEANNE AS SHE MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS THESE BANDS MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD GENERATE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY SHOULD THESE BANDS REPEATEDLY TRACK OVER ANY ONE LOCATION. 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. $$ RRH