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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
423 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

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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-
423 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
SMOKE AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH
BREVARD COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. AREAS AFFECTED
INCLUDE LOCATIONS FROM MALABAR AND GRANT- VALKARIA SOUTH TO
BAREFOOT BAY...MICCO AND ROSELAND. THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS SOUTH
OF MALABAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTH BREVARD COUNTY.

A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS LARGE FIRES AND SMOLDERING AREAS WILL
CREATE DENSE SMOKE...LIMITING VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS TO LESS THAN
100 FEET. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS... AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.

LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING A HAZARD ON ROADWAYS
NEAR INTERSTATE 95 ALONG THE L P G A BOULEVARD AREA JUST NORTH OF
DAYTONA BEACH.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. DESPITE WINDS TURNING 
NORTHEASTERLY FROM THE ATLANTIC LATER THIS MORNING...THE AIR MASS
OVER THE ATLANTIC IS DRY AND SO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED FROM THE INTERIOR COUNTIES THROUGH THE
MAINLAND SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES. WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE
AS STRONG AS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. A DRY FRONTAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST
TO PASS OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THIS WEEK INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD
OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

AN INCREASE IN NORTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL INCREASE SEA HEIGHTS
DURING THE MID WEEK AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NEEDED
FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA BY WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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