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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
548 AM EST THU DEC 21 2006

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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-
548 AM EST THU DEC 21 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A FOUR TO FIVE FOOT EASTERLY SWELL COMBINED WITH TIDAL EFFECTS
ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW MOON PHASE WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH A PERIOD OF
LESSENING WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS
WILL DECREASE BELOW 20 KNOTS FOR A TIME...THE LONG FETCH OF
ONSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP SEAS AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS...GENERALLY 5 TO
7 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

BOATING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY.

A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND EVENTUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THE EVOLUTION OF SPECIFIC
WEATHER FEATURES...SUCH AS SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT AND
TRACK...REMAIN UNCLEAR. NONETHELESS...CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO
INCREASE THAT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SEE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF
PRECIPITATION THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGEST
AND MOST ORGANIZED OF THESE STORMY PERIODS LOOKS TO OCCUR BETWEEN
CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE FIRST HALF OF CHRISTMAS DAY. SUBSEQUENT
FORECASTS WILL REFINE THE IMPACTS AND TIMING OF THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM UPON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. CHECK LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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