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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1103 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2007

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1103 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

..LARGE WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...
..LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING...
..ROUGH SURF AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEA
BREEZE AND PUSH INLAND. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WITH ISOLATED ONE HALF TO ONE INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

HIGH WIND IMPACT...
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ALONG
THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
TIDES WILL REMAIN ABOUT 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE ALONG WITH MINOR BEACH EROSION AS WELL.

RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES.
BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. 

WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AS
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
NORTHWEST SIDE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANDREA.

FIRE WEATHER/SMOKE IMPACT...
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
DUE TO ONGOING WILDFIRES COMBINED WITH WINDY 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 NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL ALLOW 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

DANGEROUS WILDFIRES AND THE SMOKE IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANDREA WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY
ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
INCREASE DURING THE PERIOD DUE TO SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY AND DUE TO
ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT
WEEK. 

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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