FLUS42 KJAX 291029 HWOJAX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 628 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-301000- 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- 628 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES... RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER AND THE SANTA FE RIVER IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. REFER TO LOCAL FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS. A LINGERING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL AGAIN HELP PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE GROUNDS ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING. AN EASTERLY GROUNDSWELL WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST DUE TO AN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AND EASTERLY SWELLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. $$ PP