Emergency Management Notification: Low Pressure system

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The Office of Emergency Management is monitoring an area of low pressure  over the middle Florida Keys and Florida Bay in the Atlantic Ocean.

Maximum sustained Wind Speed:    30 mph and higher gusts

Forward Speed:  15 mph

Forward Direction: Northeast

Potential for further development or weakening:  Additional development (40%) is possible and it could become a tropical depression/tropical storm within the next 48 hours

Potential Impact for Miami-Dade County:    Local heavy rainfall, flooding and gusting winds are possible over South Florida regardless of any development

Current Miami-Dade County Actions:  Monitoring (Level 3)

Current related watches and warnings for Miami-Dade County:   Flood Watch for Miami Dade County

The Department will continue to provide updates on this system as it evolves.  Detailed information on this system can be found at https://owa.miamidade.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov (Mobile: https://owa.miamidade.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nhc.noaa.mobile) .  Locally oriented products and services can also be found at http://weather.gov/miami

CURTIS S. SOMMERHOFF, FPEM

Director of Emergency Management

Assistant Director

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

305.468.5403 office

305.468.5401 fax

e-mail:  csomm@miamidade.gov

www.miamidade.gov/oem

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