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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
446 AM EST MON DEC 25 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-
446 AM EST MON DEC 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
...STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE LIGHTNING STORMS THIS CHRISTMAS DAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES
WILL SPREAD NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. NUMEROUS STORMS COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE
LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR SOME STRONG TO
POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND STORMS WILL
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING AND
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND TORNADOES. PERSONS ENJOYING HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD A SEVERE
WEATHER WARNING BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TODAY...
MANY LIGHTNING STORMS WILL CONTAIN INTENSE RAINFALL RATES. RAIN
AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE STORM`S OVER SEVERAL HOURS. WATER WILL
ACCUMULATE IN LOW SPOTS AND TRADITIONALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS WHILE
MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS WHERE STANDING WATER IS EXPERIENCED. MAKE
SURE TO REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
NUMEROUS STORMS WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE LAND AREAS OUT OVER THE
INTRACOASTAL AND OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BOATERS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGHER
WINDS AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG STORMS MOVING
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.

...WATERSPOUT IMPACT...
THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT IS TRADITIONALLY THE FAVORED AREA FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSPOUTS DUE TO ENHANCED TURNING OF LOCAL WINDS
WITHIN THIS ZONE. STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF
WATERSPOUT AT THE COAST.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
STRONG AND GUSTY GRADIENT WINDS NEAR 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS INTO TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BE HIGHER NEAR STRONG STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON TUESDAY.
DRYER AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AT MIDWEEK. ANOTHER
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND...HOWEVER NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS GROUPS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF
ACTIVATE THEIR NETWORK IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
COOPERATIVE RAINFALL OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RAIN
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO INCHES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MELBOURNE.

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