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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1110 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 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-
1110 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND SPARK
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A BETTER CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING
STORMS WILL OCCUR WHEN THE EAST AND WEST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES
COLLIDE EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE INTERIOR...LIKELY WEST OF
ORLANDO...BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. SURFACE HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES ALOFT TO PRODUCE A THREAT FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS
CONTAINING HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND OF COURSE DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STORM MOTION EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BE
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
OCEAN CONDITIONS ARE PRODUCING A LOW TO MODERATE HAZARD FOR RIP
CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES. LOCAL AFFECTS MAY BE ENHANCED
DURING TIMES OF OUTGOING TIDE. CHECK WITH BEACH PATROL FOR LOCAL
CONDITIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
A SEA BREEZE COLLISION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR LAKE COUNTY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY PRODUCE A FEW STRONG STORMS. STORM MOTION
WILL BE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. BOATERS ON INLAND
LAKES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS SOMETIMES OCCUR WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A LOW TO MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY EXIST AT THE
BEACHES THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK.

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

$$

KELLY/PENDERGRAST