[Weather_Warnings] Hazardous Weather Outlook

Tue May 8 05:52:42 EDT 2007

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
547 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

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547 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

..LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AREA BEACHES THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY...
..GALE WARNING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
..WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST 
FLORIDA WITH A HIGH FIRE DANGER CONTINUING ACROSS THE AREA...

A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE CENTER WELL OFFSHORE THE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTLINE IS FORECAST TO DRIFT WEST
TODAY. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OVER THE MAINLAND DURING THE
DAY.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...A GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH LATE 
TONIGHT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL GENERATE 8 TO 15 FOOT SEAS 
IN THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS AND SEAS UPWARDS OF 20 FEET IN THE
OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. THESE WINDS CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS
BOATING CONDITIONS AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS CONTINUE TO
CREATE HIGH SURF RESULTING IN HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR AREA
BEACHES. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
AND MINOR BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...COASTAL
HAZARD MESSAGE AND SURF ZONE FORECAST.

OVER THE MAINLAND...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL
COUNTIES AS WELL AS ALONG ST. JOHNS RIVER IN EASTERN EASTERN CLAY
AND PUTNAM COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE THEN EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA BY LATE MORNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM. PLEASE REFER TO URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION PROMPTING ROAD CLOSURES 
DUE TO THICK SMOKE AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. RESIDENTS SHOULD 
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN THOSE AREAS WITH
THICK SMOKE. MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGH SMOKE SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND USE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

A HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY DUE TO LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN CONCERT WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY 
AS LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY WEAKEN WHILE ADVANCING
TOWARDS THE LOCAL COASTLINE. LARGE OCEAN SWELLS SPAWNED FROM THIS 
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LARGE SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS. RESIDENTS AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS.

WILDFIRES MAY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRODUCING SMOKY SKIES AND
RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...COASTAL 
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF COASTAL FLOODING. 
IN ADDITION... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT VISIBILITY 
RESTRICTIONS DUE TO SMOKE.

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

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