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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
445 AM EDT SUN MAY 13 2007

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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-
445 AM EDT SUN MAY 13 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
..LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...
..DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH 10
AM SUNDAY...
..MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

WILDFIRE AND DENSE SMOKE/FOG IMPACT...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 AREAS WITH THICK SMOKE.

A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM FOR AREAS DOWNWIND 
OF THE FIRES...WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. 
IN ADDITION...THE DENSE SMOKE MAY MIX WITH FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. 
OUTSIDE THE SMOKE ADVISORY AREA...PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCE 
VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS IN A FEW LOCATIONS EARLY THIS 
MORNING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS 
ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND SEABREEZES. 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. 

RIP CURRENT IMPACT...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT 
AREA BEACHES.

WIND AND SEA IMPACT...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL 
LEAD TO A NORTHEASTERLY SURGE IN WINDS AND SEAS CREATING HAZARDOUS 
CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

WILDFIRE AND SMOKE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD.

LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS 
OF THE AREA AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 
30 MPH.

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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