FFAMIA FLZ063-066>075-141000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 223 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004 ...FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR HENDRY...GLADES...PALM BEACH...COLLIER...BROWARD...MAINLAND MONROE AND MIAMI-DADE. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE GREATEST WHERE SPIRAL BANDS REPEATEDLY TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. $$ HANDEL