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FXUS62 KMLB 010705
AFDMLB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
305 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
- A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PERSISTS AT ALL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
BEACHES THROUGH MID-WEEK THANKS TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND
LINGERING SWELLS. ENTERING THE OCEAN IS NOT ADVISED!
- ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FORECAST MOST AFTERNOONS
THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH A RETURN OF ISOLATED STORMS TO THE
FORECAST BEGINNING ON THURSDAY.
- A RETURN OF POOR TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS IS FORECAST
STARTING THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TODAY-TONIGHT...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS STAYING JUST NORTH OF FLORIDA,
LEADING TO A PERSISTENT EASTERLY-FLOW REGIME ACROSS THE PENINSULA.
WHILE MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN PLENTIFUL CLOSER TO THE
SURFACE DUE TO THE ONSHORE FLOW, A DRIER AIR MASS SETTLES WITHIN
THE MID- LEVELS, WHICH WILL WORK TO SUPPRESS OVERALL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE AREA AND THEREFORE, RAIN CHANCES. MAINTAIN A 15-20%
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, WITH CAM GUIDANCE HINTING AT THE
BEST CHANCES FOCUSED PRIMARILY FROM BREVARD NORTHWARD AND TOWARDS
THE ORLANDO METRO THOUGH ISOLATED ACTIVITY ACROSS THE TREASURE
COAST CANNOT BE RULED OUT. CONFIDENCE IN WHERE ANY SHOWERS DEVELOP
DOES REMAIN LOW. ANY SHOWERS THAT MANAGE TO DEVELOP ARE FORECAST
TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING, WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LIMITED INSTABILITY WILL KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT
UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY STORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
ONSHORE WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND MOVES INLAND.
WITH THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND LINGERING SWELLS, A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE AT ALL EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA BEACHES. DON'T LET THE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOOL YOU;
ENTERING THE SURF IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED! PARTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE DAY, WITH CLOUD COVERAGE
DIMINISHING INTO THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE LOW
80S AREAWIDE, WITH THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES FOCUSED ACROSS LAKE
COUNTY. LOWS DROP INTO THE 60S TONIGHT.
THURSDAY-TUESDAY...THE WEATHER PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN
FAIRLY CONSISTENT THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND, WITH THE SURFACE
HIGH STAYING ANCHORED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
ALSO REMAIN RELATIVELY UNCHANGED, RESIDING JUST NORTH OF FLORIDA.
ONSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO PERSIST AREAWIDE, LOCALLY ENHANCED
EACH AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND MOVES
INLAND, WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON
THURSDAY AS THE MID-LEVELS MOISTEN, RESULTING IN RAIN CHANCES
INCREASING TO 40-60%. MOISTURE THEN SUBSIDES SLIGHTLY THROUGH LATE
WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND, WITH RAIN CHANCES FORECAST TO BE
20-40% FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE FORECAST
ON THURSDAY AS THE ENVIRONMENT BECOMES SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE
FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT AS A RESULT OF INCREASING INSTABILITY AND
SURFACE HEATING. STORM CHANCES REACH 30% ON THURSDAY BEFORE
FALLING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TO AROUND 20%. ANY ACTIVITY THAT
MANAGES TO DEVELOP MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIGHTNING STRIKES,
WIND GUSTS, AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ON A
WARMING TREND THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK, WITH HIGHS PEAKING IN THE
MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THE ONSHORE FLOW AND EAST
COAST SEA BREEZE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S
ALONG THE COAST. LOWS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 60S.
BEYOND SUNDAY, THE PATTERN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS
FORECAST TO SHIFT AS THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHES FARTHER EAST ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE ARE SOME
TIMING DISCREPANCIES WITH CURRENT GUIDANCE, WITH SOME INDICATING
THAT THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW-MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY,
MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY WHILE OTHERS INDICATE
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE OCCURRING MORE ON TUESDAY. REGARDLESS OF
TIMING, MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE
BOUNDARY, RESULTING IN INCREASING RAIN AND STORM CHANCES ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. WITH THE TIMING DISCREPANCIES, THE NBM KEEPS
POPS BETWEEN 30-60% BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH THE HIGHEST
VALUES FOCUSED ON TUESDAY. BEING THAT THIS IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS
OUT THOUGH, THERE WILL LIKELY BE TIMING AND POP ADJUSTMENTS AS
GUIDANCE BECOMES CLEARER AND COMES INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. WINDS
FINALLY BREAK FROM THE ONSHORE FLOW AND BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. AFTERNOON
HIGHS WILL TREND COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT, FALLING CLOSER TO NEAR-
NORMAL VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
LOWS WILL ALSO TREND COOLER, WITH THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES FOCUSED
PRIMARILY NEAR AND NORTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR AND ACROSS RURAL
PORTIONS OF OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE NORTHEAST OF THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS, RESULTING IN CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW LOCALLY.
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW CAUTIONARY THRESHOLDS, THOUGH
THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO BE SHORT-LIVED. WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, WITH SEAS FORECAST TO BUILD ONCE
AGAIN TO 5 TO 7 FEET, WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS FOCUSED PRIMARILY
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ZONES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED ONCE AGAIN STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
ZONES, CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. BEYOND SATURDAY, POOR
BOATING CONDITIONS WILL LINGER, WITH A RETURN ONCE MORE OF
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS BEHIND A FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
LOCAL WATERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK, WITH A RETURN OF
ISOLATED STORM CHANCES STARTING ON THURSDAY.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 136 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WHILE A FEW ROGUE
SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT TIMES, MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
PERSIST. LIGHT WINDS INCREASE FROM THE EAST AFTER SUNRISE,
BECOMING 10-15 KTS INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS 20-25 KTS,
HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST. WINDS SLACKEN AFTER SUNSET, BUT REMAIN
AROUND 7-12 KTS OVERNIGHT.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
DAB 80 63 82 67 / 20 10 60 10
MCO 81 64 84 68 / 20 0 60 10
MLB 79 67 80 69 / 20 10 60 20
VRB 80 66 81 68 / 20 10 60 20
LEE 83 63 85 67 / 20 0 50 10
SFB 83 63 85 67 / 20 0 60 10
ORL 83 64 84 68 / 20 0 60 10
FPR 80 65 82 67 / 10 10 60 20
MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.
DISCUSSION...TOLLEFSEN
AVIATION...LEAHY
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