319 FXUS62 KMLB 130712 AFDMLBArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 312 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
...New KEY MESSAGES, DISCUSSION, MARINE...
.KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 312 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
- Scattered showers and storms will continue today, with rain chances gradually decreasing late weekend into early next week.
- Gusty to breezy conditions are expected across much the area today, with windy conditions likely along the Volusia County coast.
- Poor to hazardous boating conditions expected across the Volusia County and offshore Brevard County waters today. A High Risk for rip currents continues at area beaches.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 312 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Today-Sunday...Central Florida will be between a stalled front south of the area and high pressure along the eastern U.S., which will keep a northerly flow across the area. Tighter pressure gradient between these features will allow wind speeds to increase and become breezy, especially north of Okeechobee County and the Treasure Coast this afternoon, with speeds up to 15-20 mph and gusts to 25-30 mph. However, windy conditions will be likely along the Volusia County coast, with sustained speeds of 20-25 mph and gusts at times up to 30-35 mph. Winds look to not be as breezy Sunday, but will still be gusty along the Volusia County coast into the afternoon.
Trough digging into Florida aloft will push deeper moisture to the southeast of central Florida, with drier air moving into the region. PW values fall to 1.4-1.7" today and 1.3-1.5" on Sunday. This will lead to lowering rain chances through the weekend, but scattered showers and isolated to scattered storms will still be possible. This activity will be able to push onshore along the coast, with additional development inland, mainly during the afternoon/early evening hours. Rain chances today will range from 40-50 percent across much of the area, except 60 percent along the southern Treasure Coast, and then lower to 30-50 percent Sunday. Northerly flow will keep highs slightly below normal, in the mid to upper 80s. Overnight lows will mostly be in the low 70s, but may see some upper 60s northwest of I-4.
High astronomical tides and increasing N/NE winds will continue to cause wave runup to near the dune line during the early afternoon high tides through the weekend, especially north of the Cape. A High Risk of rip currents also continues today and may linger through Sunday.
Monday-Friday...A little better agreement in the models showing a cutoff low developing in the base of the trough aloft, but exact evolution, position and movement of this feature still differs. This feature should lead to low pressure development along the frontal boundary off the southeast U.S coast from late weekend into early next week, but the GFS is still farther east with this low than the ECMWF. However, the ECWMF is not as close with this low to the east coast of Florida as it was showing 24 hours ago, so a tightening of the pressure gradient across the area looks less likely, and forecast reflects this with north-northeast winds no more than 10-15 mph Monday-Tuesday.
Drier air continues to build into the area early in the week, with rain chances continuing to decrease into early next week, and remaining below normal around 30-40 percent Monday and 20-30 percent for much of the area Tuesday. By midweek, low east of the area either weakens or lifts northeast and cutoff low aloft also transitions N/NE. Low to mid level flow will veer to the E/SE through mid to late week and allow for deeper moisture to gradually build back northward across the area, with shower and storm chances once again increasing up to 50-70 percent by Thursday-Friday. Highs will continue in the mid to upper 80s through next week, with lows generally in the low to mid 70s.
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.MARINE... Issued at 312 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Today-Tonight...Poor to hazardous boating conditions will exist today across the Volusia County and offshore waters of Brevard County today. North of the Cape, N/NE winds will increase to 15-25 knots, with strongest winds across the nearshore Volusia County waters during the afternoon/early evening hours. This will build seas up to 6-7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for the Volusia County waters where strongest winds/highest seas are forecast. Small craft will need to exercise caution across the offshore waters of Brevard County today for building seas up to 6 feet.
For the nearshore waters of Brevard County and across the Treasure Coast waters, northerly winds around 10-15 knots are forecast, with seas 3-5 feet. N/NE winds diminish into tonight, with seas subsiding slightly. However, wind speeds may still remain around 15-20 knots across the nearshore Volusia County waters, with lingering seas up to 6 feet north of the Cape. Scattered showers and storms will continue across the coastal waters today into tonight.
Sunday-Wednesday...N/NE winds continue tomorrow into early next week, with front stalled south of Florida, high pressure across the eastern U.S., and potential low pressure developing off the southeast U.S. coast. Poor boating conditions are forecast to redevelop across the nearshore Volusia County waters Sunday as wind speeds increase back to 15-20 knots, especially during the afternoon hours. Otherwise, wind speeds will be generally less than 15 knots. Winds will gradually veer to the E/NE through mid week, with wind speeds remaining below 15 knots. Seas 3-5 feet Sunday fall to 3-4 feet Monday, but then build back to 3-5 feet Tuesday-Wednesday. Coverage of showers and storms are forecast to gradually decrease across the waters late weekend into early next week as drier air builds into the area, but scattered showers and occasional storms will still be possible.
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFs) Issued at 147 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Scattered onshore moving showers continue tonight and will continue through the overnight hours. Timing and coverage is too uncertain at this time to include TEMPOs, but will amend as necessary. Occasional MVFR/IFR conditions in heavy downpours. NE winds have become light and variable tonight before becoming NE at 10-15 KT gusting 20-25 KT by Saturday mid-morning. Scattered onshore moving showers will continue through Saturday. Have not included TEMPOs at this time as uncertainty is timing and coverage remains. VFR conditions outside of convection through the TAF period.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 83 72 84 72 / 50 40 50 30 MCO 87 71 87 71 / 40 20 40 10 MLB 86 73 86 73 / 50 30 40 30 VRB 87 72 88 72 / 50 30 40 20 LEE 86 70 86 69 / 30 10 30 10 SFB 86 71 86 71 / 40 20 50 20 ORL 86 71 86 72 / 40 20 40 10 FPR 87 70 88 71 / 60 30 40 20
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.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 10 PM EDT this evening for AMZ550-570.
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DISCUSSION...Weitlich AVIATION...Watson
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