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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
217 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
217 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007

217 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

…LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA…
…MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS…

.FIRE AND SMOKE IMPACT…
SEVERAL LARGE WILDFIRES CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS PUSHING SMOKE TO THE WEST OF THE FIRES…ESPECIALLY
DURING THE DAYTIME. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY
SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN AREAS WITH THICK SMOKE.

.RIP CURRENTS…
DUE TO LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST AT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY…
SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LIFEGUARDS OR
BEACH PATROL.

.WIND AND SEA IMPACT…
BOATING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS WINDS AND SEAS
INCREASE DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMING WELL SOUTH OF THE
AREA.

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL BEGIN TO
LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS
OF FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT…
WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND 1-3 MILES AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

…HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY…
…ISOLATED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ON SATURDAY
AS DEEP LAYER MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA. AT THIS TIME…IT APPEARS THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF WHERE THE LOW PRESSURE
TRACKS. IN ADDITION…ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH A LOW THREAT OF TORNADOES. INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS
POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE ROUGH SURF AND SOME
BEACH EROSION WITH A HEIGHTENED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEXT WEEK
AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S