Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
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751 FXUS62 KMLB 240529 AFDMLB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 129 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...New AVIATION... .AVIATION... (06Z TAFs) Issued at 125 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 VFR conditions will prevail through the period. Light and variable winds early this morning will become onshore after 15Z across the coastal terminals as the east coast sea breeze develops, and out of the east-northeast across the interior. Wind speeds will generally remain between 5 to 10 knots. The sea breeze will move inland this afternoon, leading to primarily easterly winds across the interior terminals after 20Z. Winds will then become light and variable once again during the overnight hours. Conditions are forecast to remain mostly dry once again across the terminals, though a stray shower or two across the interior terminals cannot fully be ruled out. Decided to leave out mention of VCSH for now, but will reevaluate with future packages. && .UPDATE... Issued at 940 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 It`s another dry evening across east central Florida. High pressure remains across the western Atlantic with a mid/upper level ridge building over the Gulf of Mexico and the Southern US. Current GOES-16 satellite imagery shows mostly clear skies with only a few clouds, mainly across the Treasure Coast. Current temperatures are in the mid 70s to low 80s with east winds at 5-10mph. Winds will become light and variable overnight with temperatures expected to drop into the mid 60s to low 70s into Friday morning. The dry weather will continue with mostly clear skies. && .MARINE... Issued at 940 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Favorable boating conditions will continue into the overnight with high pressure in place over the western Atlantic and the state of Florida. The dry weather will persist. East to southeast winds at 5-10kts will become light and variable into Friday morning before increasing from the east into Friday afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 1-2ft with up to 3 ft over the offshore waters (20-60nm), as well as over the nearshore Treasure Coast waters. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 89 70 93 71 / 0 0 10 10 MCO 94 72 96 74 / 10 0 20 0 MLB 88 72 91 74 / 0 0 20 10 VRB 89 71 93 72 / 0 0 10 10 LEE 94 73 94 73 / 10 0 10 0 SFB 94 72 96 73 / 10 0 10 10 ORL 94 73 96 74 / 10 0 20 10 FPR 89 70 94 71 / 0 0 20 10 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && $$ UPDATE... AVIATION...Tollefsen