Florida Weather

[JonathanBelles]

Its raining!!!

[JonathanBelles]

Roller Coaster ahead:

000
FXUS62 KTBW 241845
AFDTBW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
145 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2008

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - TUESDAY)...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS
STALLED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. A S/W TROUGH
APPROACHING THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL CAUSE A SURFACE LOW TO FORM
OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND THIS WILL PULL THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR
ADVECTING OVER THE REGION MONDAY. SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE QUICKLY
EAST OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AHEAD OF A FAST
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL BE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PUSH SOUTH OVER THE TAMPA BAY AREA BY
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.


&&

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT - SUNDAY)...THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PENINSULA
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMING TO A QUICK END
ONCE IT PASSES. HAVE RAISED POPS TO THE LIKELY CATEGORY SINCE
MOISTURE WILL BE PLENTIFUL AND MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A NEAR
SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AS FAR AS
SEVERE POTENTIAL GOES...THE 50 KNOT LOW-LEVEL JET WILL BE PULLING
AWAY FROM FLORIDA...AND THE LOW-LEVEL WIND FLOW LOOKS PRETTY
UNI-DIRECTIONAL. MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES MAY BE STEEP ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT SOME HAIL...BUT THE UPPER JET DYNAMICS...A 140+ KNOT JET...
REMAIN TOO FAR NORTH TO LEND SUPPORT. SO FOR NOW...OUTSIDE OF SOME
SMALL HAIL POTENTIAL AND PERHAPS GUSTY WINDS IN BOWING SEGMENTS...
EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO BE LOW.

MOST PLACES SHOULD SEE CLEARING SKIES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A
COOL BRISK WIND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TREND
COLDER BEHIND THIS FRONT...AND HIGHS WILL PROBABLY ONLY REACH THE
UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60 FOR THE NATURE COAST TO PERHAPS 68 OR SO AROUND
FORT MYERS.

QUITE A CHILLY NIGHT ON TAP WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH CONTINUED COLD AIR
ADVECTION. I TRENDED LOW TEMPERATURES DOWN SOME...BUT THE 12Z
GUIDANCE WAS EVEN LOWER. WILL SHOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES NOW FOR
MUCH OF THE NATURE COAST WITH MID 30S CLEAR DOWN THE SPINE OF THE
PENINSULA. COASTAL LOCATIONS FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTH SHOULD HOLD ON TO
THE 40S AS THE WINDS STAY UP SOME. THURSDAY MORNING WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL LIKELY DROP TO NEAR 25 DEGREES NORTH TO THE LOWER 30S
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST.

THURSDAY SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN WEDNESDAY...AND THE
WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY. STILL...60S SHOULD PRETTY
MUCH DO IT EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHWEST WHERE WE MAY REACH NEAR 70 IN
THE AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE CHILLY AGAIN WITH RADIATIONAL COOLING
BECOMING AN ISSUE. THAT MEANS WE COULD SEE A WIDE RANGE OF
TEMPERATURES...BUT THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS OF THE NATURE COAST
SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE DROPPING INTO THE LOWER OR MIDDLE 30S.
GUIDANCE IS TYPICALLY TOO WARM...SHOWING TOO MUCH RETURN FLOW FROM
THE EAST.

THE STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY
TO THE ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY WITH A SECOND WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY
PASSING BY TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY. THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS BOUNDARY...BUT WINDS MAY INCREASE A
BIT FROM THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW
ENGLAND RIDGES STRONGLY TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHS FROM 70 NORTH TO 77 SOUTH
ON FRIDAY...THEN MID 70S NORTH TO LOWER 80S SOUTH FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...LOW CLOUDS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF THINNING...BUT CONTINUE
TO POSE PROBLEMS AROUND TAMPA BAY. MID CLOUDS OVER THE GULF ARE
STREAMING EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR
THE SUN TO GO WORK ON THE STRATUS. STILL...MOST OF THE LOW CLOUDS
SHOULD BE GONE BY MID AFTERNOON WITH VFR CONDITIONS THEREAFTER. SOME
FOG IS POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE AT MVFR
CONDITIONS BEING AROUND FMY AND RSW WHERE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HIGHEST.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS WILL RUN LESS THAN 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS LESS THAN 4
FEET THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH SCEC CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT...AND SCA CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ON
TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO HEADLINES OR CONCERNS THROUGH TUESDAY. DRIER AIR
ADVECTING OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CREATE
MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND INTERIOR
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY
ACROSS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA 61 77 65 78 / 0 0 5 50
FMY 66 83 66 83 / 0 0 5 30
GIF 60 80 62 83 / 0 0 5 50
SRQ 63 79 63 79 / 0 0 5 50
BKV 49 77 54 77 / 0 0 5 60
SPG 65 77 67 78 / 0 0 5 50

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE...EO
LONG TERM/AVIATION/FIRE....EJ

[flwxwatcher]

Yep.. roller coaster ride ahead.. The EURO and the GFS are throwing hints it could be stormy in the longer range. It will be interesting to see if this pans out , we all know how things can change.

[DanKellFla]

We had some circa 4:00 showers this afternoon in Delray Beach/Boynton. A little heavy. Just enough for me to keep my sprinklers off for another week.

[flwxwatcher]

SPC has Northern and Central Florida in the slight risk for Severe storms on Tuesday..

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

[JonathanBelles]

[JonathanBelles]

Its gonna be a wacky weather day tomorrow. Windy, then stormy. Depending on the weather, I may skip out on going to the HS tomorrow.

[JonathanBelles]

I guessing that Northern and central Florida will have a pretty good chance at a SVR watch tomorrow, and small chance at a tornado watch. Tornadoes dont look like a big threat, but wind will be.

[flwxwatcher]

Agreed. it does look like North and Central Florida stand a good chance of severe weather today/tonight then a quick cool shot . An excerpt form this mornings Tampa AFD

THE NEXT CONCERN IS SVR TSTM POTENTIAL LATER TODAY. VIGOROUS LINE OF
TSTMS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT NOW MOVING ACROSS THE
LOWER MISS RVR VALLEY. MODELS GENERALLY SHOW THIS LINE REACHING OUR
NORTHERN ZONES BY OR AROUND 00Z THIS EVENING. COULD BE A LITTLE
SOONER IF AS NAM SUGGESTS...AN NEW LINE AHEAD OF THE CURRENT LINE
FORMS OVER THE GULF WATERS AND MOVES NE INTO THE NATURE COAST. POPS
FOR FIRST PERIOD THROUGH 00Z WILL BE 70 NORTH...50 CENTRAL...AND 30
SOUTH. WITH REGARD TO STRENGTH...OUR CWA IS CURRENTLY IN THE SLIGHT
RISK CATEGORY IN THE LATEST DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK. GIVEN STRONG
SYNOP LIFT...VIGOROUS LLJ...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...CONDITIONS LOOK
GOOD FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY...WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AS SPC INDICATES...
POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SPLITTING SUPERCELLS WITH THE INITIAL
ACTIVITY...AND AS SUCH...THESE INITIAL CELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE MAIN LINE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN MOVE
THROUGH AND SOUTH OF THE FORT MYERS METRO AREA AROUND SUNRISE.
EVERYONE SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE
DAY AND MONITOR FOR UPDATES TO THIS SITUATION...AND SINCE THIS
WILL BE A NIGHT TIME EVENT...MAKE SURE YOUR NOAA WX RADIO ALERT
FEATURE IS TURNED ON.

[JonathanBelles]

I love graphicasts.

[JonathanBelles]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 79
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
835 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 835 AM UNTIL
300 PM EST.

HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 77...WW 78...

DISCUSSION...A BAND OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
QUICKLY EWD FROM SE AL INTO SW GA...AND ADDITIONAL WARM SECTOR STORM
DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE FL PANHANDLE. MODEST INSTABILITY
/MLCAPE VALUES NEAR 1000 J/KG/ IS PRESENT NOW ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA...AND ADDITIONAL LOW-LEVEL WARMING/MOISTENING WILL OCCUR TODAY.
GIVEN THE STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW JUST ABOVE THE GROUND...THE
STRONGER EMBEDDED STORMS AND BOWING SEGMENTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. THOUGH LOW-LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD PEAK BY
MID-LATE MORNING...THIS AREA WILL ALSO BE MONITORED FOR ANY INCREASE
IN THE TORNADO THREAT WITH EMBEDDED OR DISCRETE STORMS BY LATE
MORNING OR MIDDAY.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 27045.


...THOMPSON

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Looks like some very strong thunderstorms are possible tonight.

[Evil Jeremy]

What should be expected in Broward County from this?

[sweetpea]

My weather radio just went off here in Flagler County. We are under a tornado watch until 6:00 pm today.

[flwxwatcher]

New squall line forming ahead of the old line and if this becomes the main line the timing of the storms would be moved up from that graphic above. looks like an active day for Florida.

[Bunkertor]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0306
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1001 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...E-CNTRL/NERN SC INTO PORTIONS OF ERN NC

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 261601Z - 261700Z

THE POTENTIAL FOR MAINLY LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. A WW WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.

NRN PORTION OF LONG-LIVED QLCS EXTENDED FROM NEAR RDU SWWD TO SE OF
AGS AS OF 1550Z...WITH A GENERAL LINE MOTION OF 270/35-40 KT.
CONSIDERABLE HEATING AND MOISTURE FLUX IS OCCURRING WITHIN INFLOW
AIR MASS...SUPPORTING RAPID DESTABILIZATION. LATEST COLUMBIA SC VWP
SHOWS RELATIVELY STRONG WIND FIELDS ABOVE 1 KM AND AS BOUNDARY LAYER
CONTINUES TO WARM/DEEPEN...EXPECT TURBULENT MIXING /ENHANCED BY
STORM-SCALE DOWNDRAFTS/ TO SUPPORT AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.

..MEAD.. 02/26/2008

[Bunkertor]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0305
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0935 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CNTRL/SRN GA AND NRN FL

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 77...79...

VALID 261535Z - 261700Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
77...79...CONTINUES.

...AMENDED TO REFERENCE WW 77 INSTEAD OF WW 78...

THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS WW/S 77 AND 79. ADDITIONALLY...THE THREAT OF A
TORNADO OR TWO APPEARS TO BE INCREASING OVER CNTRL/ERN PARTS OF WW
79. CONVECTIVE TRENDS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO
A TORNADO WATCH OVER NRN FL AND SRN GA. FINALLY...A DOWNSTREAM WW
MAY BE REQUIRED BY LATE MORNING E OF WW/S 77/79.

REGIONAL RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT MORE DISCRETE TSTM DEVELOPMENT
IS EVOLVING AHEAD OF LONG-LIVED QLCS FROM SEMINOLE AND DECATUR
COUNTIES IN SWRN GA SWWD TO BAY AND GULF COUNTIES IN THE FL PNHDL AS
OF 1505Z. MODIFICATION OF 12Z TLH SOUNDING FOR CURRENT SURFACE
CONDITIONS INDICATES THAT BOUNDARY LAYER HAS WARMED SUFFICIENTLY
SUCH THAT OBSERVED WARM NOSE IN THE 800-700 MB LAYER IS BECOMING
LESS INHIBITIVE WITH AIR MASS NOW MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPES
OF 1000-1500 J/KG. MOREOVER...LATEST TLH VWP INDICATES THAT
VERTICAL SHEAR REMAINS QUITE STRONG WITH 0-1 KM SRH OF AROUND 250
M2/S2 AND 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR OF 60-65 KT.

GIVEN THIS ENVIRONMENT...POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF A
TORNADO OR TWO APPEARS TO BE INCREASING WITH THIS MORE DISCRETE TSTM
DEVELOPMENT. CONVECTIVE TRENDS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE
UPGRADE TO A TORNADO WATCH. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE DOES SUGGEST THAT
OBSERVED...STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE BETTER TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY
EXIST BEFORE 18Z.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT THAT ONGOING QLCS FROM SW OF AGS TO E OF CEW WILL
REMAIN CAPABLE OF MAINLY LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WHILE 12Z JAX
AND CHS OBSERVED SOUNDINGS SAMPLED ONLY VERY WEAK CONVECTIVE
INSTABILITY...DAYTIME HEATING COUPLED WITH THE NEWD FLUX OF AN
INCREASINGLY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD SUPPORT FAIRLY RAPID AIR
MASS DESTABILIZATION THIS MORNING...LIKELY MAINTAINING ONGOING MCS
TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST. GIVEN THE RELATIVELY STRONG WIND
FIELDS...A SEVERE THREAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AND AN ADDITIONAL
DOWNSTREAM WW MAY BE REQUIRED BY LATE MORNING.

[Bunkertor]

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1110 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FLAGLER BEACH FL
OUT TO 60 NM

AMZ470-472-474-270015-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.A.0080.080226T1610Z-080226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1110 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 80 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
SEVERE WITH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 KNOTS...HAIL AND
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE.
.TONIGHT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 KNOTS...HAIL AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
.FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO

[Scorpion]

I just love these cold fronts. I'm about to get tan by the pool.. its a beautiful 83 degrees outside. Then tomorrow it's only getting up to 56! Talk about a rude awakening..

[Evil Jeremy]

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 158 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 230 PM EST

* AT 154 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PORT EVERGLADES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

PORT EVERGLADES... FORT LAUDERDAL BEACH...

AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR...AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

SOUTH FLORIDA TORNADOES MAY AT TIMES BE SMALL AND NARROW BUT THEY ARE STILL DANGEROUS. THEY CAN EASILY FLIP A VEHICLE OR TRAILER OR CAUSE LARGE TREES TO FALL. TAKE COVER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 2610 8011 2609 8012 2608 8013 2614 8018 2618 8009 2618 8010 TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 243DEG 21KT 2612 8011