042 FPUS72 KMLB 081804 NOWMLB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 200 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 FLZ041-044>047-053-141-144-147-082000- COASTAL VOLUSIA-INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE- OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE- 200 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 .NOW... THROUGH 4 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL MOVE EAST OFF THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS LAKE COUNTY TOWARD METRO ORLANDO. STORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM. MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. $$ 15