Davie, FL (33326) Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

817 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010

Expires:

600 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010

...HEAVY RAIN/STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON-FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY VERY MOIST AIR WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. AS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INCREASES...SO TOO WILL THE RAIN CHANCES, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD SOUTH FLORIDA. URBAN FLOODING AT ISOLATED LOCALES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH EVEN LOW PROBABILITIES OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS DUE TO STRENGTHENING WIND FIELDS ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS, ASIDE FROM LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN, WILL BE STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY DUE TO THE SOUTHEAST WINDS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERLY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.