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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
349 PM EDT MON MAY 14 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-
349 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

..LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...
..LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ALL OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
..BUILDING SURF AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTLINE...
..A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE FROM PALATKA TO OCALA THIS
AFTERNOON...

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.

WIND IMPACT...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR
ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
A BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS
BY LATE THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES.

THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM PALATKA TO OCALA. STRONG WINDS AND
HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS.

RIP CURRENT AND SURF IMPACT...INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND
BUILDING SURF WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.
IN ADDITION...BREAKERS UPWARDS OF 7 TO 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COASTLINE...PROMPTING A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR
THIS AREA.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

WILDFIRE AND SMOKE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A NORTHEAST SURGE FOLLOWING THE
FRONT WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND THE
WEEKEND. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND.

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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