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FXUS62 KMLB 150802
AFDMLB
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
302 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
..NEW KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 302 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
- WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS TODAY WILL PRODUCE VERY SENSITIVE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
- A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1/5) OF SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIST THIS
EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL FL. WHILE RAIN
CHANCES ARE HIGH, RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON OUR DROUGHT.
- ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER MONDAY WITH LINGERING SHOWERS. THEN WARMING
BACK UP MID WEEK AND QUICKLY DRYING OUT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 302 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
TODAY-MONDAY... HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AS
LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY. ALTHOUGH CLOUDY
EARLY THIS MORNING, SOME BREAKS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON
ALLOWING FOR SOME SUNSHINE. COMBINED WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW, MOST AREAS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 80S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS. AS 925MB WINDS INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, A SHORT
WINDOW OF MIXING COULD ALLOW OCCASIONAL NON CONVECTIVE GUSTS TO
NEAR OR EXCEED 35 MPH, PRIMARILY NORTH AND WEST OF ORLANDO. THIS
REMAINS CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA, BUT CONFIDENCE IN
FREQUENT GUSTS AND OVERALL DURATION REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME.
MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH A LIMITED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS (20-30%) PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE
COAST. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED LIGHTNING STORMS THEN
APPROACHES THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH POPS INCREASING FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH INTO THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANCES (70-90%)
BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE I-4 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 7PM-11PM AS THE
LINE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE LINE DECAYS AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF
THE CAPE AND THROUGH OKEECHOBEE AND THE TREASURE COAST LATE THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONG WIND FIELDS AND
UPPER FORCING FROM A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PRODUCE A RISK FOR
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS, PRIMARILY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
TITUSVILLE TO LAKE KISSIMMEE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PRIMARY
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND HELICITY PROFILES WILL
ALSO SUPPORT A LOW RISK FOR A TORNADO. GUSTY SHOWERS REMAIN
POSSIBLE EVEN IN ABSENCE OF STRONGER STORMS. WIDESPREAD RAIN
TOTALS LOOK TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE-HALF INCH, BUT LOCALIZED
HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF ORLANDO AND THE CAPE WHERE
STRONGER STORMS MAY OCCUR.
THE BAND OF DIMINISHING SHOWERS MOVES SOUTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE
BEFORE OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SOUNDING PROFILES HOLD A
LAYER OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BELOW 850MB THROUGH THE DAY, AND CANNOT
COMPLETELY DISCOUNT ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. MONDAY'S TEMPERATURES
WILL WIDELY VARY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH LOW 70S ACROSS VOLUSIA AND
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES AND UPPER 70S NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
TUESDAY-SATURDAY... A WARM AND DRYING TREND SETS UP THROUGH LATE
WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND
HEIGHT ANOMALIES INCREASE ALOFT. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S ALONG THE
COAST ON TUESDAY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MID TO UPPER 70S
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. BY WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES QUICKLY WARM INTO
THE LOW TO MID 80S, BUILDING A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. THERE ARE NO MENTIONABLE RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK, FURTHER INCREASING DROUGHT AND FIRE
SENSITIVITIES.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 302 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OFFSHORE THIS MORNING AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE 15-20 KTS. BOATING CONDITIONS FURTHER
DETERIORATE THROUGH LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
GOES INTO EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL OFFSHORE WATERS (20-60 NM) AT 10AM
FOR WINDS 20-25 KTS. THE ADVISORY THEN EXPANDS NEARSHORE (0-20 NM)
AT 1PM FOR WINDS NEAR 20 KTS. SEAS BUILD 5-7 FT IN THE GULF STREAM
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO MONDAY MORNING,
TURNING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 15 KTS INTO THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH
SEAS SUBSIDE MONDAY, AN INCREASING SWELL WILL BUILD SEAS UP TO 6 FT
IN THE GULF STREAM AGAIN TUESDAY. FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS
RETURN MID TO LATE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY.
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STORMS PUSHES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
WATERS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BRINGING HIGH RAIN CHANCES (70-
90%). STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, PRIMARILY
NORTH OF THE CAPE. EVEN OUTSIDE OF STRONGER STORMS, SHOWERS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF 34 KTS. THE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CAPE, FINALLY PUSHING SOUTH OF
JUPITER INLET NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. HOWEVER,
ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES SHOULD LINGER ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS MONDAY
BEFORE DRYING TUESDAY AND INTO MID WEEK.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1227 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD.
SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME BREEZY AFTER 15Z AND FURTHER INCREASE AFTER
18Z, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 15-18 KTS AND GUSTS 20-30 KTS. MODELS
KEEP TERMINALS DRY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT, SO HAVE
NOT INCLUDED VCSH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THEN, A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA, BEGINNING
VCTS WITH LEE/DAB AROUND 23Z. HAVE HELD OFF ON TEMPOS AT THIS
TIME, BUT WILL LIKELY SEE INCLUSION FOR AT LEAST MLB NORTHWARD IN
THE NEXT PACKAGE. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THIS LINE, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF ISM/TIX. WINDS
SLACKEN INTO THE EVENING, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. MVFR/IFR CIGS
POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 302 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL PRODUCE
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY, GUSTING 30-35 MPH. THIS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HIGH DISPERSION
VALUES AND A VERY FIRE WEATHER SENSITIVE DAY. MIN RH VALUES ARE
FORECAST TO HOLD ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES BETWEEN 40-50% SO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE NOT FORECAST TO OCCUR. NONETHELESS, GIVEN THE VERY
DRY CONDITIONS, ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES WILL BE CAPABLE OF
SPREADING RAPIDLY.
MUCH NEEDED RAIN WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE
HIGHER ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS (ORLANDO NORTHWARD) BETWEEN 0.25-
0.75" AND THERE IS A RISK THERE FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
CONTAINING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. LESSER
RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.10-0.25" ARE FORECAST FROM MELBOURNE
SOUTHWARD.
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY LINGER MONDAY WITH A WIND SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND BREEZY ALONG THE COAST. A WARM AND DRYING
TREND THEN SETS UP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH NO
MENTIONABLE RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THROUGH THE 80S.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
DAB 81 59 70 54 / 50 90 20 10
MCO 83 62 74 58 / 30 90 10 0
MLB 81 59 74 57 / 30 80 20 10
VRB 82 60 77 58 / 20 80 20 10
LEE 81 59 74 54 / 50 90 10 0
SFB 83 61 73 56 / 30 90 20 0
ORL 82 62 74 57 / 30 90 10 0
FPR 82 59 77 56 / 20 70 20 10
MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR AMZ550-552-555.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY
FOR AMZ570-572-575.
DISCUSSION...LAW
AVIATION...LEAHY
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