000 WWUS82 KJAX 100855 SPSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-101600- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 530 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2001 ...RIP CURRENT THREAT ABOVE NORMAL TODAY... LARGE NORTHEAST SWELLS COMBINED WITH OUTGOING TIDES...WILL INCREASE THE RIP CURRENT THREAT AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. BREAKERS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE TODAY CAUSING ROUGH SURF. SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LIFEGUARDS OR BEACH PATROL. SMALL CHILDREN PLAYING IN AND NEAR THE SURF ZONE SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED. THE NAVIGATION OF SOME INLETS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AT EBB TIDE WHEN THE OUTGOING TIDE IS RUNNING AGAINST THE SWELLS. THESE FACTORS MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE LARGE STANDING WAVES NEAR THE INLET CHANNEL. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD CHECK THE CONDITIONS IN INLETS BEFORE ATTEMPTING PASSAGE. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. $$ MZ a