HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 518 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 530 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
INCREASING NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL CREATE A
LONGSHORE CURRENT ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY WITH AN ELEVATED RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. ONLY ENTER THE SURF NEAR A
LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY CREATING DETERIORATING
MARINE CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BEHIND THE
FRONT UP TO AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WHICH WILL BUILD SEAS AS HIGH AS
7-9 FEET OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE COASTAL WATERS DUE TO THESE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS...STARTING OVER VOLUSIA COUNTY WATERS EARLY THIS
MORNING AND BUILDING SOUTH INTO THE WATERS SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN
INLET LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH LATE WEEK AND INTO THE EARLY THIS WEEKEND. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE THIS WEEK
WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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