There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Surfside, Florida.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

450 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST
BEACHES TODAY.

THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD
BECOME STRONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, SMALL
HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

WATERSPOUTS: A FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL WIND PROFILE WILL RESULT IN A
SLIGHT RISK OF WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND
NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS TODAY.

WIND: THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH TODAY.

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

FLOODING: LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST
SHOWERS AND WITH THUNDERSTORMS, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF URBAN TYPE
FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO
THE REGION ON FRIDAY, WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND WITH THUNDERSTORMS, WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF URBAN TYPE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING
AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

Shortterm Forecast

559 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

.NOW...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SHOWERS ARE
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND
MONROE COUNTY AND EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY
INTO SOUTHERN MIAMI DADE COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTH
NEAR 15 MPH AND PRODUCE BRIEF AND AT TIMES HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY
WINDS TO NEAR 30 MPH AND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THE HEAVIEST
SHOWERS.