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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1028 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008

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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-
1027 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008

...AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VISIBILITY: SMOKE FROM TWO WILDFIRES ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL
DISPERSE ENOUGH TODAY TO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER VISIBILITIES...
HOWEVER TONIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND THE INVERSION HOLDS
THE PLUME CLOSER THE GROUND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO AROUND A MILE
OR LESS.

LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PUSH SMOKE FROM A WILDFIRE
IN THE EVERGLADES INTO WESTERN METRO SECTIONS OF MIAMI DADE AND
BROWARD COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE AREAS WITH THE GREATEST VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AREAS NEAR THE TAMIAMI TRAIL WEST OF
THE TURNPIKE AND AREAS ALONG KROME AVENUE NORTH OF KENDAL DRIVE.

THE SMOKE PLUME FROM THE MUCK FIRE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SHORE OF
LAKE OKEECHOBEE WILL ALSO BE PUSHED MOSTLY NORTHEAST TONIGHT. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO KEEP MOST OF THE SMOKE OVER THE LAKE... BUT AREAS NEAR
THE LAKE MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED.

RIP CURRENTS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL CREATE A
SLIGHT RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH
FLORIDA TODAY. BEACH GOERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LIFE GUARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SOME SMOKE FROM THE EVERGLADES FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD METRO AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AS A
GENERAL SOUTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION. AT THIS TIME,
IT APPEARS ANY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY WILL BE DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT MAY ALSO PRODUCE A
DANGEROUS SMOKE AND FOG COMBINATION OVER EASTERN GLADES AND
NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTIES ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
REGION OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS. DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORMS, ALONG WITH
BRIEF GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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