Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
444 FLUS42 KMLB 052019 HWOMLB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 419 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159- 164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-060800- Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia- Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-Inland Volusia- Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia- Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River- Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard- Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 419 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Florida. .DAY ONE...Tonight. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Isolated lightning storms are forecast this afternoon, mainly along the immediate coast and around Lake Okeechobee. Occasional lightning strikes will accompany the most organized activity. .RIP CURRENT AND SURF IMPACT... A high risk of life-threatening rip currents and increasingly rough surf exists at all central Florida Atlantic beaches. Entering the water is highly discouraged. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... Boating conditions will deteriorate tonight over the adjacent offshore waters, with seas reaching 6 ft in a long period swell. .RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... The Saint Johns River at Astor is forecast to remain in minor flood stage today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Tropical Storm Milton has recently developed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and will quickly strengthen to a hurricane into early this week as it shifts northeast across the southern Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to be near or at major hurricane strength as it nears the west coast of Florida by midweek. Residents and visitors should ready their hurricane preparedness kit and plan and continue to closely monitor forecast updates on this system. Deep moisture and a lingering frontal boundary across the Florida peninsula will begin to lead to rounds of heavy rainfall beginning on Sunday and continuing through midweek with the passage of the tropical system. This will increase the risk for flooding, especially into early to midweek as the system approaches Florida and brings heavy rainfall over already-saturated soils. Onshore flow and building swells will bring rough surf and a continued high risk of rip currents to the beaches into next week. Boating conditions will become poor to hazardous Sunday into next week as seas build and persistent onshore flow strengthens. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. $$ Weitlich