Daytona Beach Tourism Center

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO A LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE BOUNDARY BY LATE MORNING AS IT
MOVES INLAND. STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE AS THE SEA BREEZE
PUSHES INLAND...AND WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE FLORIDA
TURNPIKE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY GENERATE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT TO THE
WEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. DUE TO THEIR SLOW MOVEMENT...THE
STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN
LOCAL SPOTS...PARTICULARLY OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN IN RECENT
DAYS WILL BE PRONE TO FLOOD.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THOUGH OCEAN SWELLS HAVE SUBSIDED...THE BEACH PATROL INDICATED
THAT CUTS IN THE NEAR SHORE SAND BARS PERSIST. THE RIP CURRENT
RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH THE NEW MOON. THE RISK WILL BE
HIGHEST BETWEEN 11:00 AM THIS MORNING AND 5:30 PM THIS AFTERNOON
DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A LIGHT EASTERLY WIND FLOW REGIME WILL PERSIST INTO MID WEEK THEN
THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT BACK INTO CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THIS SHOULD CAUSE THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON
STORMS TO SHIFT FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PENINSULA BACK
TOWARDS INTERIOR SECTIONS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED.