FLZ069>075-172>174-130000- /O.EXA.KMFL.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-100313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD- INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 906 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL COLLIER... COASTAL MIAMI DADE...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE...INLAND BROWARD... INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI DADE...MAINLAND MONROE...METRO BROWARD AND METRO MIAMI DADE. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * A BOUNDARY CURRENTLY LOCATED WEST TO EAST BETWEEN ALLIGATOR ALLEY AND TAMIAMI TRAIL COULD SERVE AS THE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR HEAVY RAINS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 1 T0 3 INCH RANGE...MOISTURE AMOUNTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE RUNNING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY IN COMBINATION WITH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF MEANS THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MUCH HIGHER THAN FORECAST WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. THEREFORE...GIVEN THIS POSSIBILITY AND THE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE FORECAST A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH 7 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$