Rain for East Central Florida

MELBOURNE, Florida - The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida has issued a forecast for east Central Florida: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

A moderate rip current threat will exists for the Space Coast beaches today.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
505 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 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-
505 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
DEEPER MOISTURE ON THE EAST SIDE OF A DEPARTING TROUGH WILL LEAD
TO HIGHER RAIN CHANCES TODAY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE REGION WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE INTO
THE AFTERNOON. MAIN THREATS FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE DANGEROUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH.

.FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
AREAS THAT SEE STRONGER STORMS OR PERSISTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...SMALL STREAMS...AND AREA ROADWAYS.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL GENERATE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL ON THE
LATEST SURF CONDITIONS WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH AND ALWAYS SWIM
NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA TODAY.
A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OR AREA LAKES AS
THEY MOVE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL KEEP SEAS AROUND 5 TO 6
FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES
THROUGH THIS MORNING. SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF
PLANNING ON VENTURING INTO THESE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
LINGERING DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
DRIER AIR WILL THEN BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM MID TO LATE
WEEK WITH STORM CHANCES DECREASING.