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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-171000-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

..LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...
..MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST
AUGUSTINE TO PALATKA TO OCALA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.

WILDFIRE AND DENSE SMOKE 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.
AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE WILDFIRES AND
UPSTREAM ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

RIP CURRENT/COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES ALONG WITH BREAKERS IN THE 3 TO 4 FEET
RANGE. VERY MINOR BEACH EROSION AND VERY SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA ACROSS THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

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

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. 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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