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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1055 AM EDT THU APR 19 2007

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INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
1055 AM EDT THU APR 19 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

..SEVERAL WILD FIRES CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
..MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY AT AREA BEACHES...

SMOKE IMPACT...
A LARGE WILDFIRE IN NORTHERN WARE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF SMOKE ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. VISIBILOITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN IN 
PARTS OF WARE...CLINCH...CHARLTON...AND ECHOLS COUNTIES. ANOTHER 
WILD FIRE NORTH OF FARGO IN SOUTHERN CLINCH COUNTY WILL RESTRICT 
VISIBILITIES AS WELL.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME 
CAUTION WHERE VISIBILITIES ARE REDUCED. LOCALS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO 
SMOKE MAY WISH TO REMAIN INDOORS IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.

FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA TODAY. EXTENDED DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA COUNTIES. PLEASE
REFER TO FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PERSONS
ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OR NEAR WOODED AREAS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

RIP CURRENT IMPACT...AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE COAST
WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES.
MORE INFO ON THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE SURF ZONE FORECAST.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SMOKE IMPACT...WILD FIRES MAY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS...YIELDING
SMOKY SKIES AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.

FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
ON FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH FIRE DANGER...AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75
CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. IN ADDITION...CRITICALLY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

MARINE WIND AND SEAS IMPACT...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL 
INCREASE SEAS FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...PROMOTING SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS CAN BE OBTAINED IN
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCT.

RIP CURRENT IMPACT...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
THIS WEEKEND.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NECESSARY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS IMPACTED
BY THE SMOKE ARE URGED TO REPORT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

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