HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 352 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS TONIGHT WILL CREATE A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT
ALONG ATLANTIC BEACHES. THERE IS ALSO AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. NEVER SWIM ALONE. STRONG
CURRENTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OFF
THEIR FEET WITH A LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY IN THE ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN PLACE ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA WATERS DUE TO INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA
CONDITIONS. SEAS ARE NOT YET FULLY ARISEN AND HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT AT LEAST INTO
FRIDAY EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO LATE THURSDAY AND THEN CROSS NORTH FLORIDA WHILE RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT
PRECEDING THE APPROACH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER. A VERY MOIST
ENVIRONMENT COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS AND THE APPROACH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG TO PERHAPS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND EXTENDING INTO THE DAY
ON FRIDAY.
PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND
WEATHER INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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