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FXUS62 KMLB 130155
AFDMLB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
955 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 954 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

The forecast remains on track across east central Florida, with no
major changes made to the forecast with the evening update. Dry
conditions will continue as an area of high pressure settles across
the Gulf of Mexico, gradually drifting eastward towards the
peninsula overnight and into Saturday. Skies will remain clear, with
westerly winds gradually veering to out of the north-northwest
overnight at 5 to 10 mph. Overnight lows will fall into the low to
mid 50s across east central Florida.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFs)
Issued at 954 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

VFR conditions are forecast through the period at all terminals.
Northwest winds will remain between 5 to 10 knots overnight. Clear
skies with dry conditions continuing into tomorrow. Winds will pick
back up out of the north-northeast after 14Z at 10 to 15 knots with
gusts up to 25 knots possible.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 954 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

Deteriorating boating conditions are forecast across the Gulf Stream
waters overnight as west-northwest winds increase to 20 to 25 knots.
Seas, in response, will increase to 5 to 7 feet across the Gulf
Stream waters. Elsewhere, west-northwest winds will increase to 15
to 20 knots with seas generally 3 to 5 feet. A Small Craft Advisory
will go into effect across the offshore Volusia and Brevard waters
at 10 PM and expand to the Treasure Coast waters at 1 AM. Small
craft should exercise caution across the nearshore Volusia and
Brevard waters. Conditions will remain dry through tonight.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
Issued at 310 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

Saturday... High pressure (1026mb) will continue to influence the
region into Saturday as the high builds over the northern Gulf of
Mexico and Deep South into Saturday. Dry weather is forecast
which will combine with dry antecedent soils and result in fire
sensitive weather again Saturday. Afternoon highs are forecast to
reach the mid 70s to along the coast and the upper 70s to low 80s
inland west of I-95.

Sat Night-Sun Night...Mid-level ridging very slowly begins to
amplify from the southwest GoMex northward through the Plains. This
will put the FL peninsula in NWRLY flow with occasional weak mid-
level impulses traversing the region. At the surface, weak east-west
oriented ridging will align across the central peninsula with
extensions across the Gulf and western Atlc. Any fronts will steer
clear (north) of the area with a weakening pressure gradient in
place and lighter winds. MSunny/MClear skies with dry conditions
forecast day/night. Cool overnight mins into Sun morning, mainly L-
M50s, except some U40s within play for normally cooler locales over
the interior, and U50s along the Space/Treasure coasts. Afternoon
highs on Sun in the U70s to near 80F along the coast with L80s (a
few M80s) into the interior. Slightly warmer overnight with lows
into Mon morning in the M-U50s areawide and perhaps some L60s
barrier islands.

Mon-Fri...The aforementioned mid-level ridging will build eastward
across the GoMex and Deep South thru mid-week before flattening as
it is beat down by shortwave energy Wed night-Thu as the flow
becomes zonal, once again. Surface high pressure is centered over
the western Atlc and associated ridging lifts northward early next
week, then gets knocked back south on Thu with the approach of a
cold front that will pass down the FL peninsula late in the day on
Fri thru Fri night. The atmosphere still remains somewhat moisture-
starved and for now we keep the extended dry. Surface winds do
become onshore thru mid-week, then S/SW into Fri (pre-frontal), then
winds quickly veer to NW/N (post-frontal). Warming trend in store
areawide with 80s and perhaps some L90s (interior) Wed-Fri.
Overnight mins in the U50s to L60s Tue morning, then 60s areawide
over the remainder of the extended.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 310 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

Sun...Fire sensitive conditions continue with aftn min RHs in the
M20s-M30s W of I-95 and 35-45pct near the coast. Vegetation overall
remains fairly dry with Significant Fire Potential in the Moderate
category. 20FT ERLY winds mainly 5-10 mph with some occasional
higher gusts.

Extended...Continued fire sensitive with Significant Fire Potential
Moderate most days. 20FT ERLY winds on Mon up to around 10 mph, ESE
on Tue/Wed 10-15 mph. Some higher gusts can be expected. Min RH
values L-U30s W of I-95 on Mon-Wed. Conditions forecast to remain
dry well into the extended. Next forecast front on late Fri, but
slim chances for precip at this point with it.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB  54  75  53  79 /   0   0   0   0
MCO  56  80  55  83 /   0   0   0   0
MLB  57  75  57  79 /   0   0   0   0
VRB  55  77  57  80 /   0   0   0   0
LEE  54  79  54  83 /   0   0   0   0
SFB  54  79  54  83 /   0   0   0   0
ORL  57  80  57  83 /   0   0   0   0
FPR  53  77  56  79 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Saturday for AMZ555-
     575.

     Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Saturday for AMZ570-572.

&&

$$

UPDATE...Tollefsen
LONG TERM...Weitlich
AVIATION...Tollefsen