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000 FLUS42 KMLB 170952 HWOMLB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 552 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-172200- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET 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- 552 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH A HIGHER COVERAGE THAN YESTERDAY. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE AND STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FOCUS OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS INCLUDING VOLUSIA...LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES. INSTABILITY AND UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE GREATER TODAY WHICH SHOULD ALLOW A FEW STORMS TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS NEAR 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH STRONGER STORMS. ACTIVITY WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS PAST SUNSET. ...FLOOD IMPACT... LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN STORMS THAT DEVELOP. THE BEST CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA...LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE ST JOHNS RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. A SLOW FALL IN RIVER LEVELS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE OVER THE MIDDLE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT GENEVA...SANFORD... DELAND AND ASTOR INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. $$ KELLY