MELBOURNE,
Florida - The National Weather Service of Melbourne Florida
has issued a hazardous weather outlook which forecasts an elevated rip current threat along the coast and afternoon
thunderstorms developing in south Central Florida which are expected to move eastward towards Brevard County today:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 430 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-132100- 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- 430 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND SURFACE BOUNDARY TO THE NORTH WILL HELP POOL DEEPER MOISTURE VALUES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MAY BE INHIBITED IN VOLUSIA COUNTY OR PINNED ALONG THE COAST ONCE AGAIN...BUT IT IS FORECAST TO FORM TO THE SOUTH. THIS BOUNDARY WILL PUSH FARTHEST INLAND FROM THE TREASURE COAST...AND REMAIN CLOSER TO THE COAST HEADING NORTH INTO BREVARD COUNTY. A FEW STORMS MAY FORM DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4...THEN STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS STORMS AND OUTFLOWS FROM THE WEST COAST BOUNDARY COLLIDE WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE LATE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH TODAY. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES... SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK TO AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK LOCAL CONDITIONS WITH BEACH PATROLS WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER INLAND WATERWAYS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE WATERS LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OF OFFSHORE MOVING STORMS IS EXPECTED NORTH OF PORT CANAVERAL...BUT A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SOUTH TO AROUND JUPITER INLET. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OF 35 KNOTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED LATE DAY LIGHTNING STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND DEEPER MOISTURE SAG INTO THE AREA. THE INFLUENCE OF THE TROUGH DECREASES LATE WEEK...AND EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT OF ONSHORE FLOW WILL TEND TO MOVE ISOLATED LATE DAY STORMS TOWARD THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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