Severe Thunderstorm Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS  
OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. HAIL OF ONE INCH WAS REPORTED EARLIER WITH 
THIS STORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE...AND   
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE STORM WILL AFFECT...

FORT LAUDERDALE...

WILTON MANORS...

LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH AND
OR LARGE HAIL. FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION, SEEK SHELTER IN
AN ENCLOSED BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND
AVOID WATER. MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
USING THE TELEPHONE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG
UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO
ADVANCE WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM IN THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS IF A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED.

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LAT...LON 2609 8010 2600 8011 2591 8011 2590 8010
2588 8012 2587 8015 2588 8015 2587 8016
2593 8031 2604 8039 2616 8031 2623 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 228DEG 25KT 2613 8015

Hazardous Weather Outlook

229 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH COUNTY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY INTERIOR AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING,
MAINLY OVER INTERIOR AND EASTERN SECTIONS.

HAIL: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE.

WATERSPOUTS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS OVER THE
ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY.

RIP CURRENTS: A SMALL TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL
GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS
OFF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SWELL WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE BEACHES OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

SMALLER SWELLS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE BEACHES OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WILL ALSO LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
WITH THE MAIN RISK BEING LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Miami, Opa Locka Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Miami, Opa Locka Airport, .