HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 528 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 530 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A NORTHEAST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST TODAY AND
WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE THREAT WILL
BE HIGHEST THROUGH 930 AM THIS MORNING AND AFTER 330 PM THIS
AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDES. CHECK WITH LIFEGUARDS ABOUT
OCEAN HAZARDS WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION...THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GENERATE SHORT PERIOD WAVE
THAT WILL RESULT IN CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS OVER THE OPEN
ATLANTIC. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE
WATERS THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING...AND THROUGH 4 AM SATURDAY
MORNING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH A VERY DRY AIRMASS INTO THE
CENTRAL PENINSULA TODAY. COMBINED WITH THE PREEXISTING DRY
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...THE DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN A
MODERATE TO HIGH WILDFIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AND WILL MAINTAIN
AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT. A NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL PULL A COLD FRONT
INTO THE STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO STALL.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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