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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
520 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

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INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
520 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

..WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AREA BEACHES THROUGH 10 AM TODAY...
..GALE WARNING OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

FIRE WEATHER...
A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY DUE TO ONGOING WILDFIRES COMBINED WITH CONTINUED BREEZY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION PROMPTING SOME EVACUATIONS
AND ROAD CLOSURES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
AUTHORITIES. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY SHOULD
REMAIN INDOORS IN THOSE AREAS WITH THICK SMOKE.

REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WILDFIRES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ALLOWING SMOKE
FROM THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA FIRES TO AFFECT SOME OF THE COASTAL
COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INCLUDING THE JACKSONVILLE
METROPOLITAN AREA. MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGH SMOKE SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND USE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

THE COASTAL LOW...
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 BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OVER THE MAINLAND DURING THE
DAY.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...A GALE WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR
THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL GENERATE 10 TO 13 FOOT SEAS
IN THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING WITH IMPROVING
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES
CLOSER TO THE COAST. 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 THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE ALREADY IN
PROGRESS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST...COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE AND SURF ZONE FORECAST.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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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