000 FLUS42 KJAX 231409 HWOJAX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1000 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-240815- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON- SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON- APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN- COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 1000 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... EASTERLY SWELLS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT LOCAL BEACHES TODAY. REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND MODERATELY HIGH ERC VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER FOR THE SUWANNEE VALLEY TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE BAHAMAS INTO SATURDAY. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES OVER THE WEEKEND...AND POSSIBLE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MAY PUSH TO THE WEST AND INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY/MONDAY AND THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. COASTAL IMPACTS FROM A POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM ARE STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME...BUT WINDY CONDITIONS AND HIGHER SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. $$ JCH