THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION WILL OCCUR LATER IN THE DAY
WITH THE COLLISION OF THE WEST AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES.
THIS COLLISION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY
SOUTHWARD TO EASTERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR WILL MOVE WESTWARD BACK
TOWARD THE COAST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MAIN THREATS WITH ANY
STRONGER ACTIVITY WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
EVEN THOUGH WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BE LOWER TODAY...LINGERING LONG
PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE OCEAN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR A HIGH RISK OF STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. GREATEST
THREAT WILL OCCUR THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO TIDAL
INFLUENCES.

TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM ONLY AT BEACHES
WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PRESENT AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT TRY TO REMAIN CALM AND SIGNAL FOR HELP.
SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST UNTIL OUT OF THE PULL OF THE CURRENT
AND THEN RETURN TO SHORE.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
INTERIOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AROUND 15 KNOTS TOWARD THE COAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS
WEEK FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH AFTERNOON. LONG
PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A HEIGHTENED THREAT FOR RIP
CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.