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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009



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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-

532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009



...SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES TODAY...



THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.



.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT



RIP CURRENTS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL PERSIST ALONG

THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THIS WILL

RESULT IN A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-

DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.



VISIBILITY: AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-MORNING,

MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. ALTHOUGH

DENSE FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME, MOTORISTS SHOULD USE

CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH ANY AREAS OF FOG.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY



NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE

OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR

RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. A STRONGER COLD FRONTAL

PASSAGE ON FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LOCAL

WATERS THIS WEEKEND, WITH A THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUING

ALONG THE EAST COAST.



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...



SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.



FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.



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