Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
340 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009

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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-
340 AM EST SUN NOV 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
LINGERING LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY. THE RISK WILL BE HEIGHTENED WITH THE
OUTGOING TIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

A RIP CURRENT IS A NARROW CHANNEL OF WATER FLOWING OUTWARD FROM THE
SURF ZONE WHICH CAN CARRY EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS INTO DEEP WATER. TO
AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM ONLY AT BEACHES WHERE
LIFEGUARDS ARE PRESENT. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT TRY TO REMAIN
CALM AND SIGNAL FOR HELP. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST UNTIL OUT OF
THE PULL OF THE CURRENT AND THEN RETURN TO SHORE. DO NOT TRY TO SWIM
BACK TO SHORE AGAINST THE CURRENT SINCE THIS IS USUALLY WHAT CAUSES
MOST RIP CURRENT DROWNINGS.

...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UPCOMING NEW MOON
AND MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MINOR BEACH
EROSION IN VULNERABLE AREAS NEAR HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE OCCURS
BETWEEN 6 AM AND 7 AM THIS MORNING AND 6 AM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHEAST SWELLS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS OFFSHORE.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE
DANGER ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW MID WEEK AND A LONG FETCH ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS WILL KEEP HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS INTO LATE WEEK.
MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL ALSO KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ELEVATED DURING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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VOLKMER