East Central Florida, Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
815 PM EDT WED APR 6 2005

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
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COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-
INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-
815 PM EDT WED APR 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6
FEET OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE
OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
ON THURSDAY...AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SEVERE
WEATHER TO MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY INCLUDING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
TORNADOES WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE
SOUTHEAST. FORECAST MODELS INDICATE AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD FOR A
SQUALL LINE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO AND EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY MID DAY THURSDAY.

THE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PENINSULA
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
MAY AFFECT AREAS FROM LAKE COUNTY AND METRO ORLANDO TO DAYTONA BEACH
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE LINE OF STORMS IS
THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE DOWN THE CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.

THE PRIMARY STORM THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND THE
POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS
CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY
PRODUCE LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAKE KISSIMMEE
TO MELBOURNE.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
BOATERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE FROM THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
ORGANIZED STORMS MAY PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS...
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ON THURSDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF
THE STORM SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS AND SEAS TO BUILD TO ADVISORY
LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER. FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED
LATE THURSDAY.

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VOLKMER/BRAGAW