There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Xmas, Florida.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

1124 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH
TO ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. STORM MOTION WILL BE EAST TO
NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE COAST WITH ANY BOUNDARY COLLISIONS THAT OCCUR ALONG THE EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE. MAIN THREATS FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...SMALL
HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THESE STORMS MOVE OFFSHORE.

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING RANGE
OF A THUNDERSTORM. CEASE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY.

.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS
AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35
KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE OFFSHORE. MARINERS
SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE WEST FOR APPROACHING STORMS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK A SHELTERED LOCATION IN THE ADVANCE OF THEIR
APPROACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NUMEROUS AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. STORM COVERAGE WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE
AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Xmas, Florida.

Shortterm Forecast

105 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

.NOW...

THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL BEGIN TO FORM AND PUSH SLOWLY INLAND
INTO MID AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA REMAINS FAIRLY
WEAK. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE
COAST ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND ALSO OVER THE INTERIOR AHEAD OF THE
WEST COAST SEA BREEZE.  HOWEVER OVER THE TREASURE COAST INCREASED
CLOUD COVER FROM A CIRRUS SHIELD MAY DELAY SEA BREEZE FORMATION AND
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL MOVE EAST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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