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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
501 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

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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-
501 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A LARGE COMPLEX OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL
BE ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS FROM OKEECHOBEE TO THE TREASURE COAST
WHERE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL BE STRONGEST AND THERE IS A POSSIBLY
OF A LITTLE DAYTIME HEATING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE A CHANCE OF
DAMAGING WINDS BUT IF SOME HEATING OCCURS AND PRODUCES STRONGER
ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY...A FEW STORMS COULD SPAWN A TORNADO.

IN ADDITION TO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...REMEMBER
LIGHTNING SAFETY RULES AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY
DOWNPOURS.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED AGAIN TODAY. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...MAINLY IN THE
COUNTIES AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE. CONSIDERABLE STANDING WATER ON
ROADWAYS AND OTHER POORLY DRAINED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STORMS WILL AFFECT THE WATERS
TODAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE
TO THE EAST AROUND 40 KNOTS.

...WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
A FEW STRONG STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE GULF STREAM...COULD PRODUCE
WATERSPOUTS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WILL LEAD TO
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT ON SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NECESSARY TODAY.

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