Rip Current, Fire Threat, Thunderstorms For Central Florida

MELBOURNE, Florida - The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook which forecasts isolated but powerful thunderstorms today for Central Florida Florida.  There is an elevated rip current threat along with a fire threat in the inland portions of Central Florida:

 

 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
527 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
527 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL TRANSPORT A DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE
AREA TODAY...KEEPING RAIN CHANCES LIMITED OVER THE REGION.
ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MAINLY LIMITED
OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE ORLANDO METRO AREA. STORM
MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE TOWARD THE SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY ANY STRONGER STORM DEVELOPMENT.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
LINGERING EAST SWELLS WILL KEEP AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL ON LATEST
SURF CONDITIONS AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INTERIOR FROM SOUTH OF
ORLANDO TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AND WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER INLAND LAKES.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
LOW PRESSURE EAST OF FLORIDA WILL MAINTAIN NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 15
TO 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND BUILD SEAS UP TO 6 FEET
OVER THE GULF STREAM WATERS. SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION IF VENTURING INTO THESE WATERS TODAY.

.FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR
40 PERCENT WEST OF INTERSTATE 4. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH OVER THIS AREA MAY LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW
OR EXISTING WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING MAY BE PROHIBITED IN YOUR
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS AND
OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY...STRENGTHENING WELL OFFSHORE THE
FLORIDA EAST COAST INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO
BECOME BLOCKED BY A DEVELOPING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO ITS