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NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
526 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2002

...LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE OVER INTERIOR AREAS...

SMOKE FROM THE OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FIRE WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAGUE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW
WILL PUSH MUCH OF THE SMOKE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE LOCATION.
THIS WILL IMPACT AREAS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 84 AND INTERSTATE 95.
VISIBILITIES DURING THE DAY WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 5 MILES...BUT AT
NIGHT SMOKE MIXING WITH DEVELOPING FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ABOVE THE
SURFACE WILL PUSH SOME OF THE SMOKE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS AT UPPER
LEVEL CREATING A VERY HAZY LOOK TO THE SKY IN THE JACKSONVILLE AND
BRUNSWICK METRO AREAS.

SUDDEN DECREASES IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE IN SMOKE AND HAZE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH
SMOKE...EVEN DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS IN THOSE AREAS WITH
THICK SMOKE.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AND 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.

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MKT