FLUS42 KMLB 050838 HWOMLB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 438 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-051600- 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- 438 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT PUSHES INLAND TODAY. AS THE STORMS MOVE OVER INCREASINGLY MORE UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE INTERIOR MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH THROUGH THE SUNSET THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE LIGHTNING STRIKES...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. LOCAL BEACH PATROLS HAVE BEEN REPORTING MANY RESCUES AT THE BEACHES THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTH TO NORTH FLOWING LONGSHORE CURRENTS...CHOPPY SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE TODAY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS AND INTRACOASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND INLAND LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STORMS APPROACHING QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BUILD SEAS TO AROUND 5 FEET OFFSHORE OVER THE ATLANTIC IN A SHORTENING WIND CHOP PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 SECONDS TODAY. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC. WHILE THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH ABOUT MONDAY...EAST CENTRAL FLORIDIANS ARE REMINDED THAT EVEN ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCE LIGHTNING THAT CAN KILL. A FRESHENING SOUTHEAST BREEZE WILL KEEP SEAS IN THE 4 TO 6 FOOT RANGE OVER THE ATLANTIC INTO THIS WEEKEND. A BUILDING EAST TO SOUTHEAST LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK AT AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ WIMMER PALMBAYWEATHER.info
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 08:38:26 +0000
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