Central Florida Hazardous Weather Outlooks

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EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1135 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE BIG BEND AREA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND INTERVALS OF PARTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD LET TEMPERATURES
RISE INTO THE MID 80S. MID TO UPPER LEVEL DRYING HAS OCCURRED AND
TEMPERATURES ALOFT REMAINED QUITE COOL. THIS USUALLY MEANS THAT
STORMS COULD FORM RAPIDLY AND BECOME SEVERE. HOWEVER...COVERAGE WILL
BE MUCH LOWER THAN YESTERDAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE SHOULD BE
NORTHWARD FROM ORLANDO AND CAPE CANAVERAL WHERE THE MOST HEATING
OCCURS.

DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS BUT LIGHTNING
STRIKES COULD BE FREQUENT. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE QUITE RAPID
AGAIN TODAY...EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH...SO MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST
SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM. A FEW STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFFSHORE...MAINLY NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOUTH
OF CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...

ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL POSE THE GREATEST
HAZARD FROM THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND SELF ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...GO TO
http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

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RL


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1225 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

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

...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A
JESUP TO TRENTON LINE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS TODAY. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

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CARROLL


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1107 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT:

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON SOME POSSIBLY STRONG...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
ALONG WITH ADEQUATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD
TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.

A SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL FAVOR THE GREATEST
CONCENTRATION OF STORMS OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND GUSTY WINDS. IN
ADDITION DRY COLD AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY ALLOW
A FEW STORMS TO BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

SINCE MIDNIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE
AVERAGED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ON THE ALREADY
SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
WITH THE HEAVY RAINS...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE
LATE THIS MORNING AND FURTHER RISES ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF
TODAY...WHICH MAY PROMPT RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS BY EARLY TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS AND FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD
REMAIN
ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

MARINERS OPERATING ON THE GULF WATERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...ROUGH
AND CONFUSED SEAS AND MARINE WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
VICINITY OF ANY THUNDERSTORM.

IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER YOUR AREA REMAIN INDOORS. IF THERE IS
TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE
STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. MARINERS AT
SEA SHOULD STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...AND KEEP AWAY FROM
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY:

DAYTIME HEATING ALONG WITH AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES WILL SUPPORT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY...MAINLY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE NO OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.


.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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