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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
540 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH 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-
540 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...A
BAND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST TO DROP
SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM ORLANDO AND CAPE CANAVERAL
NORTHWARD LATE THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND WILL LESSEN A LITTLE THIS EVENING. SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL
OCCUR TODAY...THEN WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR SHORE BY EARLY
SATURDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN 5 TO 7 FEET OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS
AND UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

ALTHOUGH THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL BE LOW TODAY...SURF WILL BE
ROUGH AND A FEW RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIFIC WEATHER
FEATURES...SUCH AS SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK...REMAIN
UNCLEAR. NONETHELESS...CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SEE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST AND MOST ORGANIZED
OF THESE STORMY PERIODS NOW LOOKS TO OCCUR ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS WILL REFINE THE IMPACTS AND TIMING OF THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM UPON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. CHECK LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATES.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET...MAINLY OFFSHORE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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SPRATT