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FXUS62 KMLB 052332
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
732 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 205 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

- Temperatures remain above normal through Wednesday with heat
  indices 102 to 107 degrees.

- Shower and lightning storm chances continue this week, highest
  in the afternoon and evening hours; strong storms cannot be
  ruled out with an increasing risk for localized flooding late
  week into Saturday.

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.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
Issued at 205 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

Currently-Tonight...Hot and humid conditions persist across the area
this afternoon. Pressure gradient remains weak, with east and west
coast sea breeze boundaries pushing inland through the afternoon.
Isolated to scattered showers and storms developing initially with
the sea breeze boundaries, will become scattered to numerous inland
(PoPs up to 60-70%) late afternoon into the evening. Latest hi-res
guidance focuses greatest storm coverage across to NW of the I-4
corridor, where sea breeze/outflow boundary collisions are projected
to occur. DCAPE values up to 1000-1300 J/kg will support the
potential for some stronger storm development. Main threats will be
frequent lightning and strong wind gusts to 40-55 mph. Weak steering
winds will also lead to overall slow and variable storm motion,
leading to locally heavy rainfall up to 2-4 inches in some spots,
mainly inland. This may lead to minor flooding issues of roadways
and across urban and poor drainage areas. A Marginal Risk for
Excessive Rainfall has expanded to include much of the east
central FL area for the Day 1 period (today/tonight) from Lake and
Volusia counties southward through Osceola and Brevard counties.
Convection will slowly diminish through late evening, and mostly
dry conditions are forecast overnight, with temperatures falling
into the mid to upper 70s for most locations.

Wednesday-Thursday...Frontal boundary across north Florida is
forecast to sink slowly southward, maintaining deeper moisture (PW
values ~2.0") and higher rain chances (up to 60-70%) across east
central Florida through midweek. Pressure gradient will remain
rather weak, with lighter NE winds becoming onshore each
afternoon behind the inland moving east coast sea breeze. Initial
development of showers and storms will occur along and inland of
the sea breeze, with greatest coverage continuing to focus inland
from late afternoon/early evening with boundary collisions over
the interior. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential
rainfall will continue to be the main storm threats. Some
locations (especially urban/suburban locations) may become more
susceptible to minor street flooding after receiving repeated
rounds of heavy rain.

Friday-Monday (Modified Previous Discussion)...The unsettled pattern
continues late week into the weekend with episodes of numerous
showers and thunderstorms each day. This does look to keep afternoon
temperatures at bay through Sunday before lower rain chances allow
temps to climb back into the low/mid 90s Monday. At the surface, the
aforementioned stationary front is forecast to slowly lift north of
the area again by late Saturday or Sunday. Models attempt to develop
a surface low (or two), with one off the Georgia/Carolina coast and
the other in the east-central Gulf. NHC continues to carry a medium
(40%) chance for tropical development with the low pressure off the
southeast U.S. coast over the next 7 days. However, majority of
ensemble tracks move this low more northward and away from the area
into the weekend.

The proximity of these features, plus mid level energy, ample
moisture, and daytime heating/instability, will enhance daytime rain
and storm chances, up to 70-80% late week into the weekend, but a
deeper onshore flow by early next week will lead to lowering rain
chances by Monday to 50-60%. Water-loaded downdrafts could produce
strong, gusty winds, but heavy rain and the risk for localized
flooding is expected to grow (especially by Saturday/Sunday). WPC
has placed the area in a Marginal Excessive Rainfall Outlook for
Saturday (Day 5), highlighting the potential for instances of
flooding. Mid level ridging starts to build west across the Atlantic
and northeast Florida by early next week, signaling a return to near
normal rain chances for our area.

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.MARINE...
Issued at 205 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

Tonight-Sunday...A weak frontal boundary will remain stalled north
of the area through late week. Additionally, a weak trough of low
pressure off the southeast U.S. coast will shift slowly west-
northwest and then more northward into the weekend. NHC currently
gives this feature a medium (40%) chance for tropical development
over the next 7 days and a tropical depression could form by late
week or into the weekend. This system regardless of development
currently does not look to bring any direct impacts to the east
central FL coastal waters, but will continue to be closely
monitored for any changes.

Pressure gradient remains weak, leading to lighter and more variable
winds around 5 knots, especially during the overnight and morning
hours through mid to late week. Winds then become onshore each
afternoon as the east coast sea breeze forms and moves inland, with
speeds 5-10 knots. Winds are then forecast to be more predominant
out of the S/SE into the weekend around 5-10 knots. Seas 2-4 feet
through Wednesday morning fall to 2-3 feet through the remainder of
the work week, and into the weekend. Ample moisture over the waters
will provide above normal rain and storm chances, especially Friday
through Sunday. Locally higher winds (34+ kt) and seas, in addition
to frequent lightning strikes, will accompany organized storm
activity.

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.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFs)
Issued at 631 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

The sea breeze collision continues to interact with multiple
boundaries as of around 23Z, with TS occurring from DAB to MCO.
These storms are expected to persist through around 1Z, with VCSH
then continuing through around 3Z. Elsewhere (LEE/MLB/Treasure
Coast), conditions are forecast to remain dry. Although, could see
showers and storms slowly drift towards TIX through 3Z. Gusty
winds will remain possible in the strongest storms, with a 51kt
wind gust observed at ORL just prior to 23Z. Winds becoming light
and variable overnight.

Wednesday, light and variable winds in the morning will become
onshore into the afternoon, as the sea breeze develops and moves
inland. VCTS beginning with the sea breeze, with a collision over
the interior later in the afternoon once again. TEMPOs will likely
need to be added for interior locations at the least, including
MCO and SFB.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB  76  91  76  90 /  30  60  30  70
MCO  76  94  76  93 /  40  70  30  70
MLB  77  91  76  90 /  20  50  30  60
VRB  74  92  74  91 /  20  50  30  60
LEE  77  94  76  92 /  50  70  30  70
SFB  77  94  76  92 /  40  70  30  70
ORL  77  95  77  93 /  40  70  30  70
FPR  73  92  73  91 /  20  50  30  60

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...None.
&&

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DISCUSSION...Weitlich
AVIATION...Leahy