SMWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM. Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM. * Until 800 AM EDT. * At 722 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm northeast of R Tower, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. Chokoloskee, Cape Romano Aquatic Preserve, R Tower, Cape Romano, Naples, Vanderbilt Beach, Bonita Shores, and Marco Island.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of southeast, southern, and southwest Florida, including the following areas, in southeast Florida, Coastal Broward County, Coastal Miami Dade County, Coastal Palm Beach County, Far South Miami-Dade County, Inland Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade County, Inland Palm Beach County, Metro Broward County, Metro Palm Beach County and Metropolitan Miami Dade. In southern Florida, Glades and Hendry. In southwest Florida, Coastal Collier County, Inland Collier County and Mainland Monroe. * WHEN. Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Enhanced tropical moisture is expected to pool across South Florida beginning on Tuesday. This will result in periods of heavy rain. High rainfall rates and slow moving storms will result in flooding concerns, especially in urban and poor drainage locations. Rainfall totals from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening are forecast to be 6-9 inches across Southwest Florida and the Lake Okeechobee region, and 2-5 inches over the east coast metro, with locally higher amounts possible. Additional heavy rain is possible later in the week. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood