000 FLUS42 KJAX 200907 HWOJAX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 507 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-211000- 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- 507 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS... ...WIND ADVISORY AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INLAND COUNTIES TODAY... ...FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. TRAINING BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINTAIN A THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AREAS OF FLOODING ESPECIALLY OVER COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF BRIEF WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES OVER COASTAL WATERS AND OVER COASTAL COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW ALSO IS SUPPORTING GALE WARNINGS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND WIND AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES AS WELL AS CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. HIGH SURF... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. .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. $$ PLW