FLUS42 KMLB 012159 HWOMLB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 457 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 020630- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH 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- 457 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WILL RIDE EAST NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM AND INCREASING WIND SHEAR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS TO AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AFTER 1 AM. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL OCCUR MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAKE KISSIMMEE TO MELBOURNE. THE INCREASING WIND FIELDS OVERNIGHT MAY ALSO ALLOW A FEW OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS OR STORMS TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SET YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TO ALERT BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP IN CASE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OVERNIGHT. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE FROM THE MAINLAND TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS MAY OCCUR WITH STORMS. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE LATER TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST WITH ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING. A FEW GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AS A FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH FLORIDA. COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. DRY CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL CREATE A FIRE WEATHER HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER. FORMAL ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT. $$ VOLKMER