SFLcane wrote:artist wrote:SFLcane wrote:Then TS warnings should be issued later if ur correct Aric.
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.p ... torm+Watch
Only warnings issued at present time are for coastal waters not mainland.
watches have been issued for the coastal areas, in other words, those along the beaches.
Please note what it says here -
AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
COASTAL PALM BEACH...COASTAL BROWARD AND COASTAL MIAMI DADE.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS.
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO PALM
BEACH...INLAND BROWARD...METRO BROWARD...INLAND MIAMI DADE...
METRO MIAMI DADE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.
...
SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY,
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
AS THE WIND FIELD ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF SANDY EXPANDS, SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
COAST LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY
ON FRIDAY.
EVEN IF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DO NOT REACH THE
COAST, OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY ON
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
RAIN BANDS FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF SANDY COULD ALSO AFFECT SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLOODING A POSSIBILITY IF BANDS PERSIST ALONG THE COAST.