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520 AM EST FRI MAR 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…RIP CURRENT IMPACT…
A MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST
TODAY AND ENHANCE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 1100 AM THIS MORNING AND 530 PM
THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE. ALWAYS CHECK WITH LOCAL
AUTHORITIES FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE
OPEN OCEAN.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT
SEAS OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS…WITH OCCASIONAL HEIGHTS
UP TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION IF VENTURING BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE.

…FIRE WEATHER IMPACT…
STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR INTO THE EAST
CENTRAL PENINSULA TODAY…WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ENHANCE
THE WILD FIRE THREAT THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
OVER THE INTERIOR AND ALONG THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST. ENHANCES
FIRE WEATHER SENSITIVITY WILL BE CONTINUE ON SATURDAY FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

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

$$

BRAGAW

441 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…RIP CURRENT IMPACT…
A SMALL BUT LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL
ON CURRENT SURF CONDITIONS WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH AND NEVER
SWIM ALONE.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF INTO TONIGHT AND APPROACH FLORIDA BY LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
WITH WINDS APPROACHING 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY THE PREDAWN HOURS
TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN PLACE FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS BEGINNING 4 AM TUESDAY.

…FIRE WEATHER IMPACT…
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY WHICH WILL
PRODUCE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HOWEVER DRY AIR MASS STILL IN
PLACE WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RH OVER THE
INTERIOR. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN PLACE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS
OVER THIS REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA
ON TUESDAY. ACCOMPANYING THE LOW STRONG LIGHTNING STORMS ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA INITIALLY AFTER
DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY AND EXIT THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A FEW STORMS MAY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING
WINDS ALONG WITH ROTATION AND TORNADOES.

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AND REMAIN HAZARDOUS OVER
THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS EARLY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
GALE FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEYOND 20
MILES FROM THE COAST AND STRONG WINDS AND GENERALLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT NEAR THE COAST. POOR BOATING CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MID WEEK ESPECIALLY OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS.

THIS OUTLOOK WILL BE UPDATED DURING THE DAY AND ALSO THIS EVENING
TO ADDRESS THE APPROACH OF THIS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$

WEITLICH/PENDERGRAST

954 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY. AS A
RESULT…A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE DAY
BEYOND 20 MILES OF THE COAST.

…FIRE WEATHER IMPACT…
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
WILL PRODUCE A FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE A FIRE DANGER MONDAY AFTERNOON
OVER INTERIOR COUNTIES. HOWEVER…WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.

A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA TUESDAY AND BRING A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS…SOME OF
WHICH MAY CONTAIN STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.

CONDITIONS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS WILL DETERIORATE
MONDAY NIGHT WITH POOR BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

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

$$

KELLY/SEDLOCK

533 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…HIGH WIND IMPACT…
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION
POURS DOWN THE PENINSULA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 20
MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 MPH…AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

…EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT…
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR
DAYBREAK IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S…WILL PROMOTE WIND CHILLS
EARLY THIS MORNING…IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS
PORTIONS OF LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
MIDDLE 30S WILL BE FELT AS FAR SOUTH AS OSCEOLA AND SOUTH BREVARD
COUNTIES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM
THIS MORNING.

DECREASING WINDS WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE WILL SET UP A
POTENTIAL FREEZE ACROSS LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THESE AREAS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 28 AND 32
DEGREES FOR A DURATION OF 2 TO 4 HOURS. NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SOUTH OF ORLANDO AND INLAND FROM THE COAST
THROUGH OKEECHOBEE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

NORMALLY SHELTERED LOCATIONS FROM THE WIND MAY SEE SOME PATCHY
FROST.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. WIND SPEEDS NEAR SHORE WILL BE
SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 KNOTS INTO LATE AFTERNOON…AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS
OFFSHORE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
SEAS WILL BUILD AWAY FROM THE COAST TO 7 FEET NEAR SHORE…AND 7
TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM.

…FIRE WEATHER IMPACT…
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE WEATHER DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A BRIEF WINDOW OF IMPROVED BOATING CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY. BUT INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE WILL BE HEIGHTENED FIRE SENSITIVITY AGAIN ON FRIDAY FOR
VERY LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM MAY TRACK OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO
AND ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AROUND TUESDAY AND BRING A ROUND
OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA…SOME POSSIBLY STRONG.

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

$$

SEDLOCK

425 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…RIP CURRENT IMPACT…
A SMALL LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK
TODAY. CHECK WITH BEACH PATROLS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE COOL
SURF TODAY AND ONLY SWIM WHERE A LIFEGUARD IS PRESENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND LINGERING MOISTURE WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS BACK INTO THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND CAPE CANAVERAL SOUTHWARD.

BOATING CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 30S
ARE POSSIBLE TOWARDS DAWN THURSDAY MORNING FROM SOUTH BREVARD COUNTY
NORTHWARD. SOME LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH
OF I-4 THURSDAY MORNING AND ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR
FRIDAY MORNING.

THERE WILL BE HEIGHTENED FIRE SENSITIVITY BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
FOR LONG DURATION LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO BE GUSTY ON THURSDAY.

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

$$

GLITTO

454 AM EST MON FEB 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…THUNDERSTORM IMPACT…
PREFRONTAL MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES IN EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. WHILE ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL BE
LIMITED…THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP
ALONG WITH THE SHOWERS. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS WILL BE
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

…RIP CURRENT IMPACT…
A LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY.
CHECK WITH BEACH PATROLS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE COOL SURF TODAY
AND ONLY SWIM WHERE A LIFEGUARD IS PRESENT.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC
WATERS TODAY THEN VEER SOUTHWEST BY TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING INTO THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.
SHORT DOMINANT WAVE PERIODS OF FOUR SECONDS WILL MAKE FOR CHOPPY
BOATING CONDITIONS…EVEN NEAR SHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
BOATING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY WITH THE
APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. DRIER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BRING
AN INCREASED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$

GLITTO

430 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

…EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT…
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO STAY UP NEAR 10 MPH
FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT…ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EAST COAST. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES AND BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES ACROSS
METRO ORLANDO AND BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES DURING THE
LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS ACROSS INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTY AND LAKE
COUNTY WILL SEE LOW TEMPERATURES APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK WITH
PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE.

…WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL BUILD SEAS TO
HAZARDOUS LEVELS FOR SMALL CRAFT ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY.
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20
KNOTS ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS AND 25 KNOTS OFFSHORE.

…FIRE WEATHER IMPACT…
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE WEATHER DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

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

$$

VOLKMER