000 FLUS42 KMLB 260847 HWOMLB HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 447 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 262015- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH 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- 447 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL AGAIN POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ALONG AREA BEACHES. THE WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING CAUGHT IN A SEAWARD FLOWING RIP CURRENT. DO NOT GO OUT INTO THE SURF TOO FAR AND ONLY ENTER THE OCEAN NEAR A LIFEGUARD. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS TO 20 KNOTS AND 6 TO 8 FOOT SEAS. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES APPROACHING 35 PERCENT OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL...COMBINED WITH BRISK WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION...WILL PROMOTE A THREAT FOR RAPID SPREAD OF EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. IF PLANNING A TRIP TO THE BEACH...HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND STAY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD. IF NO LIFEGUARD IS ON DUTY...DO NOT WADE INTO THE WATER ABOVE YOUR KNEES. ONSHORE WINDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... BUT HAZARDOUS SEAS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$ WIMMER/LASCODY