Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
454 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012
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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
454 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE INTERACTING WITH THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE
BOUNDARY WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR STORMS OVER OKEECHOBEE...SAINT
LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.
ANY STORMS THAT INITIATE IN THE QUITE DRY ENVIRONMENT WILL BE
CAPABLE OF BECOMING STRONG AND PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH AND COIN SIZE HAIL.
.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
NORTHEAST SWELLS IMPACTING THE BEACHES WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PIERS AND JETTIES. LONGSHORE CURRENTS
WILL ALSO BE STRONGER THAN NORMAL.
CHECK WITH THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL ABOUT SURF ZONE HAZARDS. ONLY SWIM
WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.
.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
A FEW STORMS OVER THE MARINE AREAS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF COINS...IN
ADDITION TO DANGEROUS CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. THESE
AREAS WILL BE AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND OFF THE SAINT LUCIE AND
MARTIN COUNTY COASTS.
.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS BUILDING UP TO 6 FEET
ARE FORECAST OVER THE GULF STREAM WATERS NORTH OF SEBASTIAN. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE AREAS.
.FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AGAIN OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS...MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
4. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
DRIER AIR WILL KEEP STORM CHANCES CONFINED TO AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE
AND THE TREASURE COAST EARLY THIS WEEK. THE CHANCES FOR STORMS
SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART
OF THE WEEK.
A LINGERING LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS THIS WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.