Thunderstorms, Rip Currents For Central Florida Today

MELBOURNE, Florida -- The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook which predicts thunderstorms with cloud-to-ground lightning, possible flooding and hail for Central Florida.  

An elevated rip current exists along the Space Coast's beaches today.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
542 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 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-
542 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A DEEPER LAYER OF MOIST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AN EARLIER
ONSET OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. SCATTERED
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FIRST ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS LATE
THIS MORNING...BETWEEN OKEECHOBEE AND THE TREASURE COAST...WITH
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST...
UP THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACHING THE
MID 90S WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS NEAR 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL OVER PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR...MAINLY FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTHWARD ACROSS METRO
ORLANDO TO LAKE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES. BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY...THE INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE A
HIGHER RISK FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

REMEMBER...LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN
FLORIDA.

.FLOOD IMPACT...
SLOW STORM MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST COMBINED WITH
CELLS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL PRODUCE UP TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN IN A COUPLE HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...
INCLUDING OSCEOLA...ORANGE...LAKE...SEMINOLE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA.
SUCH HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF SOME ROADS
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER URBAN LOCATIONS.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A SMALL LONG PERIOD EAST SWELL WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR
RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ALWAYS SWIM
WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS MAY AFFECT THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE
ATLANTIC WATERS OF MARTIN AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES THIS MORNING.
BUT A HIGHER COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES SOME OF THE LARGER INLAND
LAKES SUCH AS LAKE GEORGE...LAKE APOPKA AND LAKE TOHO. STORM MOTION
WILL BE TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. A FEW STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS OF 35 TO 45
KNOTS...HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING.