855 FPUS72 KMFL 042257 NOWMIA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 700 PM EDT WED SEP 4 2002 AMZ610-FLZ063-066>068-050000- GLADES-HENDRY-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-PALM BEACH EASTERN-PALM BEACH WESTERN- 700 PM EDT WED SEP 4 2002 .NOW... AN AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH THROUGH GLADES COUNTY. SOME BRIEF SHOWERS WILL OCCUR AT THE BRIGHTON SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION AND OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A SPIRAL BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD HAS BEEN STEADILY MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA. AN INCREASE OF CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH INCREASED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MOVING INTO THE LAKE AND GLADES COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY SPREADING INTO PALM BEACH AND HENDRY COUNTIES. $$