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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
555 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2007

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555 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

..SEVERAL WILD FIRES CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FOR WARE...
CLINCH AND CHARLTON COUNTIES...
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
..LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 8 PM FOR
COASTAL COUNTIES AS WELL AS PUTNAM AND CLAY COUNTIES...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND 
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS...
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES...
..MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BEACHES..

SMOKE IMPACT...
A LARGE WILD FIRE CONTINUES IN NORTHERN WARE COUNTY WITH ANOTHER 
WILD FIRE NEAR FARGO IN SOUTHERN CLINCH COUNTY. THESE WILD FIRES
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF SMOKE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN IN PARTS OF WARE...CLINCH AND
CHARLTON COUNTIES...WHERE A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY CAN BE
FOUND IN THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE.

OTHER CONTAINED WILD FIRES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA MAY RE-IGNITE
TODAY. THE WILD FIRES WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES IN ECHOLS
COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AS WELL AS AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO ST. AUGUSTINE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

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.

MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST BY MID-MORNING AND THESE
WINDS WILL GENERALLY CONFINE SMOKE TO AREAS WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY
301 BY MIDDAY.

WIND IMPACT...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY
MID TO LATE MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
COASTAL COUNTIES AS WELL AS PUTNAM AND CLAY COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST URGENT
WEATHER MESSAGE.

FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA TODAY. EXTENDED DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR WHERE RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER
THIS MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. PERSONS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OR NEAR
WOODED AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

MARINE AND SEAS IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS TO NEAR 9 FEET ARE P0SSIBLE.

RIP CURRENT IMPACT...AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE COAST
WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHEAST 
GEORGIA BEACHES...AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA BEACHES. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
SURF ZONE FORECAST.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS WEEKEND WILL
CONTINUE THE HIGH FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY WEST OF I-95 CORRIDOR.

MARINE WIND AND SEAS IMPACT...MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING 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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