491  
FXUS62 KMLB 162050  
AFDMLB  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
350 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION, MARINE  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
ISSUED AT 350 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
 
- INCREASING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REPEAT RAIN  
BANDS MAY LEAD TO STANDING WATER IN URBAN AREAS ALONG THE SPACE  
AND TREASURE COASTS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
 
- HAZARDOUS BEACH AND BOATING CONDITIONS PERSIST AS WE BEGIN THIS  
WEEK, INCLUDING HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SLOW  
IMPROVEMENTS ARE LIKELY BY MID-WEEK AS WINDS RELAX.  
 
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID-WEEK, WITH SOME LOCALES  
REACHING THE LOWER 80S. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES REMAIN ON THE  
HORIZON BY THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 350 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
 
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD PERSISTS  
THROUGH EARLY ON TUESDAY BEFORE IT STARTS SLIDING EAST. THIS  
SUPPORTS ONSHORE WINDS PUSHING MOISTURE ALONG WITH PERIODS OF  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THE CWA EACH AFTERNOON. AMPLE  
CLOUD COVERAGE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 DEGREES WITH  
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 60S DURING THIS TIME. ADDITIONALLY,  
ONSHORE WINDS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WITH LARGE  
BREAKING WAVES 5-8FT. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD REMAIN  
CAUTIOUS WITH HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS CONTINUING INTO THIS  
EVENING.  
 
LATER ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE  
AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT BRINGS HIGHER RAIN CHANCES  
MAINLY OVER THE WATER. THIS FEATURE QUICKLY MOVES AWAY AS  
SHORTWAVE DIPS DOWN ACROSS THE PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY. IT WILL  
BE FOLLOWED BY A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE  
NORTHEAST INTO FRIDAY. AS A RESULT, DRY AND COLD AIR PUSHES BEHIND  
IT AND RAIN CHANCES ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES DROP GOING INTO THE  
WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS GO DOWN INTO THE 40S WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS  
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
ISSUED AT 350 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
 
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE KEEPING HAZARDOUS BOATING  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE OPEN ATLANTIC THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY  
MORNING BEFORE SOME STEADY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE  
WEEK. LENGTHY SWELL PERIODS INTO TOMORROW FURTHER INCREASE THESE  
HAZARDS NEAR OUR INLETS. EASTERLY ONSHORE WINDS HAVE PEAKED, BUT  
THEY WILL REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7-12 FT  
TODAY, SUBSIDING TO 5-8 FT ON TUESDAY AND 4-6 FT BY WEDNESDAY.  
INTRACOASTAL AND INSHORE BOATING WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS WELL,  
BUT AT LEAST A MODERATE CHOP WILL PERSIST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR  
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC THIS WEEK, AND A PAIR OF  
COLD FRONTS ARE FORECAST TO APPROACH THE LOCAL WATERS BY THURSDAY  
AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTH-NORTHWEST LATE THIS WEEK AS  
SHOWERS BECOME MORE ISOLATED.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1219 PM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
 
TEMPOS FOR LINGERING STRATUS ACROSS THE NORTH EARLY THIS  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED ONSHORE MOVING SHOWERS CONTINUE WITH VCSH  
MENTION AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNSET. TEMPOS FOR BRIEF  
REDUCTIONS IN VIS/CIGS FROM TIX SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE A  
HEAVIER SHOWER COULD OCCUR. VCSH CONTINUING ALONG THE COAST  
OVERNIGHT, AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IF A MENTION OF SHOWERS IS  
NEEDED ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME PERIOD. EAST TO  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10-12 KTS TODAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 KTS AT  
MOST TERMINALS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 6-10 KTS AFTER SUNSET.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
DAB 64 78 64 78 / 30 40 20 50  
MCO 67 81 66 80 / 20 50 20 50  
MLB 67 79 66 77 / 40 60 40 60  
VRB 69 81 67 79 / 50 60 50 60  
LEE 64 81 65 80 / 10 30 20 40  
SFB 65 80 65 79 / 20 50 20 50  
ORL 66 81 66 80 / 20 50 20 50  
FPR 69 80 67 78 / 50 60 50 60  
 
 
   
MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
FL...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR FLZ141-154-  
159-164-347-447-647-747.  
 
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR AMZ550-552-555.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR AMZ570-572-575.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...DELERME/HEIL  
AVIATION...LAW  
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