602  
FXUS62 KMLB 061026  
AFDMLB  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
626 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
ISSUED AT 245 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025  
 
- AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA  
TODAY, WITH STORM THREATS INCLUDING LIGHTNING STRIKES, WIND  
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH  
THE WORK WEEK AS A RESULT OF A PERSISTENT MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS  
THE PENINSULA.  
 
- AS TEMPERATURES WARM BACK TO THE LOWER 90S, TROPICAL HUMIDITY  
WILL MAKE FOR OPPRESSIVE PEAK HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES  
MOST AFTERNOONS.  
 
 
   
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 245 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025  
 
TODAY-TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IS FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE  
THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST, CONTINUING NORTHWARD  
THROUGH THE DAY AS IT WEAKENS. THIS WILL ALLOW THE ATLANTIC RIDGE  
AXIS TO GRADUALLY LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE KEYS AND TOWARDS SOUTH  
FLORIDA, RESULTING IN PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS EAST  
CENTRAL FLORIDA FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH THE MID-LEVELS. WHILE THE  
EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MAY ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON,  
PROGRESSION INLAND WILL BE LIMITED, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN A SEA  
BREEZE COLLISION THAT FAVORS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE  
PENINSULA. SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE INCREASES LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON, WITH 70 PERCENT POPS FOCUSED ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR  
AND AREAS NORTHWARD. THE TREASURE COAST AND AREAS NEAR LAKE  
OKEECHOBEE MAY ONLY SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE, SO HAVE  
MAINTAINED A 30 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND STORMS.  
 
MODEST MUCAPE AND LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL HELP SUPPORT STORM  
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA, WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND  
LIGHTNING STRIKES LIKELY WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, PWATS  
NEAR 2 INCHES AND EVEN GREATER WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE THREAT  
OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN WELL-SATURATED AREAS  
FROM PREVIOUS DAYS OF RAINFALL AS WELL AS LOW-LYING AND URBAN  
AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. GREATER MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL HELP  
SUPPORT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND THREAT TODAY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. ACTIVITY IS GENERALLY  
FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
HOURS, WITH MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 
AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMES TO A CLOSE TODAY, HEAT CONTINUES TO  
BE A CONCERN FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS AND THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED  
PERIODS OF TIME OUTDOORS. WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR NORMAL  
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S, PEAK HEAT  
INDICES ARE STILL FORECAST TO REACH 100 TO 105F DUE TO GREATER  
HUMIDITY. IF SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OUTDOORS, BE SURE  
TO REMAIN WELL HYDRATED AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR  
AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING. MUGGY CONDITIONS PERSIST INTO THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.  
 
MONDAY-TUESDAY...THE ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE  
ITS SLOW DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH THE  
START OF THE WORK WEEK, WITH THE ATLANTIC HIGH GRADUALLY BUILDING  
AS CHANTAL CONTINUES NORTHWARD AND DIMINISHES INTO MONDAY. WINDS  
REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY, RESULTING IN A PINNED EAST COAST  
SEA BREEZE AND A GREATER CHANCE FOR THE SEA BREEZE COLLISION  
ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PENINSULA. BY TUESDAY, THE  
RIDGE AXIS WILL LIFT A BIT FARTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA,  
WITH WINDS REMAINING LIGHTER. THERE WILL BE A GREATER CHANCE FOR A  
MORE CENTRAL SEA BREEZE COLLISION. HAVE MAINTAINED A 50 TO 65  
PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH UP  
TO A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF STORM DEVELOPMENT. STORMS WILL CONTINUE  
TO BE CAPABLE OF LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS, AND HEAVY  
DOWNPOURS, WITH ACTIVITY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
HIGHS REMAIN IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S, WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO  
MID 70S.  
 
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS FORECAST TO REMAIN  
DRAPED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MID WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND,  
WITH A SEA BREEZE COLLISION FORECAST TO OCCUR EACH AFTERNOON. THIS  
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING RAIN CHANCES EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE  
EVENING HOURS. WHETHER THE SEA BREEZE FAVORS THE EASTERN OR  
WESTERN PORTION OF THE PENINSULA WILL REMAIN DEPENDENT ON THE  
EXACT LOCATION OF THE RIDGE AXIS, AND IT IS STILL A BIT TOO FAR  
OUT TO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE WHERE IT WILL RESIDE. MAINTAINED A  
60 TO 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND UP TO A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
STORMS DUE TO INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE  
END OF THE WORK WEEK, WITH PWATS ONCE AGAIN CLIMBING ABOVE 2  
INCHES. OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION, WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH NEAR  
NORMAL HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE  
LOW TO MID 70S.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
ISSUED AT 245 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025  
 
THE ATLANTIC HIGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHWARD AND  
BUILD ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY INTO EARLY THIS WEEK AS TROPICAL  
STORM CHANTAL CONTINUES NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE CAROLINAS AND WEAKENS.  
BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE LOCALLY, WITH SEAS OF 3  
TO 5 FEET TODAY FALLING TO AROUND 1 TO 3 FEET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD, FORECAST TO  
REMAIN BELOW 15 KNOTS. AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST MAY BECOME A BIT  
MORE SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE  
DEVELOPS, BUT WILL RETURN TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW LATE EVENING  
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 
DESPITE THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC  
WATERS, A MOIST AIRMASS IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE, LEADING TO A  
PERSISTENT ACTIVE PATTERN LOCALLY. ACTIVITY WILL TREND TOWARDS THE  
MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTIVE PATTERN, WITH POPS GENERALLY  
RANGING FROM 40 TO 60 PERCENT. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRIMARILY BE  
FOCUSED IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE LOCAL  
WATERS AS ACTIVITY FROM THE PENINSULA MOVES OFFSHORE DUE TO THE  
PREVAILING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS IN  
EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY  
CONCERNS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(12Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 626 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2025  
 
SOME MVFR/IFR CONDS TO START THE DAY AROUND THE ORLANDO/DAYTONA  
AREAS, BUT THAT WILL LIFT QUICKLY THROUGH THE MORNING. EXPECT S/SW  
WINDS 5-12 KT WITH FEW GUSTS TO 20 KT PREVAILING BY EARLY  
AFTERNOON. TS DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED BEYOND 18-20Z THROUGH AROUND  
SUNSET; ACTIVITY WILL BE MOVING SW TO NE. CONVECTIVE GUSTS TO 35  
KT SEEM MORE ATTAINABLE TODAY DUE TO STRONGER BACKGROUND WINDS,  
BUT OVERALL COVERAGE IS MORE IN DOUBT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
DAB 91 74 91 75 / 60 20 50 10  
MCO 91 75 92 76 / 70 20 60 10  
MLB 91 75 91 76 / 60 20 50 20  
VRB 92 71 91 72 / 50 20 40 20  
LEE 89 76 90 76 / 70 20 60 10  
SFB 91 76 93 76 / 70 20 60 10  
ORL 91 76 92 76 / 70 20 60 10  
FPR 91 72 91 73 / 50 20 50 20  
 
 
   
MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
FL...NONE.  
AM...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...TOLLEFSEN  
AVIATION...HEIL  
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