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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
628 PM 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-
628 PM EST THU DEC 21 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. 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 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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