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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 128 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-211930- COASTAL VOLUSIA-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-SEMINOLE- SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT TO 20 NM- 128 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .NOW... LIGHTNING STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS UNSTABLE WITH STORMS DEVELOPING INTO MAINLY THE INTERIOR COUNTIES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. STORM MOTION WILL BE SLOW...TOWARDS THE NORTH AT LESS THAN 10 MPH...ALLOWING STORMS TO PERSIST OVER CERTAIN AREAS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOST AREAS WILL SEE MUCH LESS AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. && ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INCLUDING GRAPHICS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB/BLOG.PHP $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1040 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-212200- 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- 1040 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...AND COOLER THAN NORMAL MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHTNING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP FIRST ALONG THE COAST AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. BY EARLY AFTERNOON THE ACTIVITY WILL PUSH WEST INTO THE INTERIOR COUNTIES AND AT THS SAME TIME THE COVERAGE WILL INCREASE. OVERALL STORM MOTION WILL BE RATHER SLOW...TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .FLOOD IMPACT... STORM MOTION WILL BE SLOW TODAY AND AS A RESULT PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW AREAS MAY RECEIVE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH RAIN FALLING IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THESE HIGH RAIN RATES MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LAYING AREAS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... OCEAN SWELLS WILL PRODUCE A LOW TO MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES. CHECK WITH BEACH PATROL FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH SLOW MOVEMENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS ON INLAND LAKES...THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LESS THAN IN PAST DAYS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE INTERIOR. A LOW TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. OVER THE WEEKEND...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN DETERIORATING BOATING CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ BLOTTMAN