FLUS42 KMLB 250047 HWOMLB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 747 PM EST Tue Dec 24 2024 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159- 164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-251300- 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- 747 PM EST Tue Dec 24 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Florida. .DAY ONE...Tonight. .DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT... Patchy fog is forecast over portions of east central Florida late tonight and into Wednesday morning, mainly across the western interior from northern Okeechobee northward and north and west of the Interstate 4 corridor. The potential exists for visibility reductions to 1 mile or less from 1 am to 8 am Wednesday morning. Remember to use your low beam headlights and to leave plenty of distance ahead of you if you encounter fog. .RIP CURRENT AND SURF IMPACT... A High Risk of life-threatening rip currents and rough surf exists at all central Florida Atlantic beaches. Entering the water is highly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... Northerly winds 15 to 20 knots are forecast over the Volusia County and Brevard County offshore waters, with winds at 10 to 15 knots elsewhere. Winds are forecast to decrease from the north at 10 to 15 knots areawide overnight. Seas of 5 to 6 feet are forecast for much of the Atlantic waters tonight, with seas forecast to be 6 to 8 feet over the offshore Volusia and Brevard County waters, where a Small Craft Advisory remains in effect. Small Craft Should also Exercise Caution across all the nearshore waters, as well as the offshore Treasure Coast waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Poor to hazardous beach and marine conditions are forecast through much of this week and into the weekend due to long period swells. Onshore flow is forecast to develop over all of the east central Florida Atlantic waters mid to late week. A High Risk of life threatening rip currents and rough surf are expected Wednesday. Entering the surf is not advised. A Moderate to High Risk for rip currents is expected late week and into the weekend. Isolated to scattered onshore-moving showers are forecast mid to late week over east central Florida with a limited potential for isolated lightning storms forecast over east central Florida on Sunday toward Okeechobee and Martin counties. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed tonight. $$ Sedlock/Watson