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FLUS42 KJAX 092116 AAA
HWOJAX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
517 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-101000-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-
COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
517 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

..SUB-TROPICAL STORM ANDREA FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
..WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...

SUB-TROPICAL STORM ANDREA...
ALL IMPACTS RELATED TO SUB-TROPICAL STORM ANDREA ARE BEING HANDLED IN
THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT (HLSJAX) ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE.

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.

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

SUB-TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION ON
THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR
MORE DETAILS.

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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DEESE/HESS




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