000 FLUS42 KMLB 081544 CCA HWOMLB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1145 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 082100- COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER- INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 1107 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 .DAY ONE... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING AROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WAS PRODUCING A LINE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH FLORIDA. AS THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. SOME OF THE STORMS OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AND HAIL NICKEL SIZE OR LARGER. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ALL THE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO OVER NORTH LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET SEAS NEARSHORE...AND UP TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION...THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT WILL CREATE CHOPPY SEAS WITH WAVE PERIODS NEAR OR BELOW 5 SECONDS. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXCERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY AND REMAIN CLOSE TO SHORE IF POSSIBLE. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE MAINLAND BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND COCOA BEACH MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE SYSTEM PULLS A COLD FRONT INTO FLORIDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN NETWORKS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE. $$ WIMMER