000 FPUS72 KMFL 061757 NOWMIA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 157 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2003 AMZ630-FLZ071>074-061900- BISCAYNE BAY-BROWARD METROPOLITAN-MIAMI-DADE METROPOLITAN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN DADE- 157 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2003 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 300 PM. THE ACTIVITY WILL FIRST SPREAD INTO METRO BROWARD AND THEN METRO MIAMI DADE LATER ON AS IT DEVELOPS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. ANY ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS WILL GENERALLY MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH. $$ AMZ650-651-670-671-061900- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- 157 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2003 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH 300 PM. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF TO 70 MILES NORTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. WIND GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS REDUCING THE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THE ACTIVITY. FUNNEL CLOUDS OR EVEN WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. $$ AMZ610-FLZ063-066>070-061900- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-PALM BEACH EASTERN- PALM BEACH WESTERN-WESTERN COLLIER- 157 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2003 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THROUGH 3 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN COLLIER...NORTH OF ALLIGATOR ALLEY...SOUTHERN HENDRY...AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THE SAME TIME... THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL BE MOVING ACROSS METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS BEING BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. $$ PS