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Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
938 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

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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-
938 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A CONTINUING NORTHEAST TO EAST SWELL WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE
RIP CURRENT RISK AGAIN TODAY. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE FROM
LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS.

TO LESSEN YOUR CHANCE OF BEING CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A
RIP CURRENT...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER
SWIM ALONE. CHECK WITH THE BEACH PATROL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON OCEAN HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
RECENTLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM KAREN OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO COAST THROUGH LATE WEEK. THIS WOULD KEEP THE HIGHEST AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE WEST OF THE LOCAL AREA...BUT GRADUAL MOISTENING WILL
OCCUR AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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