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#522789 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:32 PM 30.Jun.2012)
AFDMLB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
919 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. LOWS OVERNIGHT
EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY IN THE LOW 70S WITH A COUPLE OF UPPER 60S
INLAND SOUTH. WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE NIGHT TO NEAR
CALM...ESPECIALLY INLAND. MAX TEMPS SUNDAY AROUND 90 ALONG THE COAST
AND LOW 90S INLAND. MIN RH VALUES EXPECTED AOA 40 PERCENT FOR HEAT
INDICES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. NO FORECAST UPDATE NEEDED.

&&

.AVIATION...
PATCHES OF MVFR FOG MAY DEVELOP IN THE FEW HOURS LEADING UP TO
DAYBREAK BUT HAVE LEFT OUT OF TAF PACKAGE FOR NOW DUE TO LOW
CONFIDENCE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WITH SW WINDS OVERNIGHT. SEA
BREEZE WILL TURN COASTAL WINDS SOUTHEAST EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...
BUOYS SHOWING SW WINDS 5-10 KTS WITH SMALL SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WINDS
WILL VEER TO THE WEST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. FORECAST IN GOOD
SHAPE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT UPDATES NEEDED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 72 90 73 89 / 0 0 10 10
MCO 71 92 74 92 / 0 10 10 10
MLB 72 89 75 88 / 0 10 10 10
VRB 73 89 75 88 / 0 10 10 10
LEE 73 93 73 93 / 0 0 10 10
SFB 74 92 75 92 / 0 0 10 10
ORL 72 92 74 92 / 0 10 10 10
FPR 73 90 74 88 / 0 10 10 10

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.

&&

$$
#522681 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:02 PM 30.Jun.2012)
AFDMLB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
350 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT...
NIL SIG WX AS AN UNSEASONABLY DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS OVER THE DEEP
SOUTH MAINTAINS ITS GRIP ON THE REGIONAL WX PATTERN. MCLR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO COOL INTO THE U60S/L70.

SUN-MON...
DRY/WARM WX PATTERN TO CONTINUE AS A WEAK SFC/LOW LVL TROF OVER THE
SERN SEABOARD IS ABSORBED BY A STRONGER TROF OVER THE GREAT
LAKES/MID WEST REGION. THIS WILL ALLOW THE AXIS OF THE ATLC RIDGE
OVER THE FL STRAITS TO LIFT INTO THE CENTRAL PENINSULA...WHERE IT
WILL BE COMPLIMENTED BY A STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE DEEP
SOUTH. THE WILL RESULT IN DEEP LYR SUBSIDENCE AND MINIMAL MOISTURE
ADVECTION. WEAK PGRAD WILL ALLOW THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES
TO FORM AND PUSH WELL INLAND...BUT THE LACK OF MOISTURE AND A SHARP
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BLO H70 WILL LARGELY PREVENT THE FORMATION OF
DIURNAL CONVECTION.

MAX TEMPS: NEAR FULL SUN WILL BE TEMPERED ALONG THE COAST BY THE
FORMATION OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE...TEMPS NEAR 90F WHICH IS
CLOSE TO AVG FOR EARLY JULY. TEMPS L/M90S OVER THE INTERIOR GIVEN
THE LIGHT WINDS AND SLOW ADVANCEMENT OF THE SEA BREEZE.

MIN TEMPS: LIGHT S/SWRLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY MODIFY THE DRY AIR
OVER CENTRAL FL...PUSHING SFC DEWPOINTS INTO THE L/M70S. MIN TEMPS
WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEG F OF THESE READINGS.

TUE-FRI...(PREV DISC)
NO CHANGE IN THE FORECAST INTO MID NEXT WEEK AS MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW A SLOW PATTERN SHIFT AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RE-CENTERS OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND WEAK TROUGHINESS DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN US
AND WESTERN ATLANTIC. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST SHOULD HELP A RETURN TO ISOLATED-SCATTERED AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG THE SEA BREEZES. 700MB TEMPS ARE FORECAST
TO BE 9-11 DEGREES CELSIUS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHICH IS PROHIBITIVE
OF EARLY STORM INITIATION ALONG THE SEA BREEZE. BELOW CLIMO RAIN
CHANCES WILL MEAN HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE
MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW 90S AT THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...
PREVAILING VFR ALL SITES THRU 01/12Z...LCL MVFR VSBYS IN BR PSBL
BTWN 01/09Z-01/12Z.

&&

.MARINE...
TONIGHT...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE FL STRAITS WILL COMBINE
WITH A WEAK TROF OVER THE ERN SEABOARD TO GENERATE A LIGHT TO GENTLE
SWRLY BREEZE OVER MOST OF THE LCL ATLC WATERS. WINDS S/SE NEAR THE
COAST S OF THE CAPE THRU EARLY EVNG ASSOCD WITH THE EAST COAST SEA
BREEZE...WINDS MAY BECOME MODERATE N OF THE CAPE OVERNIGHT AS THE
TROF PRESSES EWD. DRY AIRMASS WILL PRECLUDE ANY TSTM DVLPMNT. SEAS
1-2 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 2-3 FEET OFFSHORE.

SUN-WED...FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE. THE ATLC HI PRES
RIDGE WILL LIFT N INTO CENTRAL FL THRU DAYBREAK MON AS THE EAST
COAST TROF LIFTS NEWD AND DEPARTS THE CONTINENT. PREVAILING FLOW
FROM THE S/SW AT 10-15 KNOTS...BCMG SE IN THE AFTERNOONS WITH THE
DAILY SEA BREEZE FORMATION. THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE LOW WITH
AFTERNOON ACTIVITY FORMING OVER THE MAINLAND AND STAYING THERE. SEAS
2-3FT WITH DOMINANT PERIODS 7-9SEC.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 72 90 73 89 / 0 0 10 10
MCO 71 92 74 92 / 0 10 10 10
MLB 72 89 75 88 / 0 10 10 10
VRB 73 89 75 88 / 0 10 10 10
LEE 73 93 73 93 / 0 0 10 10
SFB 74 92 75 92 / 0 0 10 10
ORL 72 92 74 92 / 0 10 10 10
FPR 73 90 74 88 / 0 10 10 10

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.

&&

$$
#522615 (Received by flhurricane at: 11:08 AM 30.Jun.2012)
AFDMLB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1055 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP DRY AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL FL WITH PW OFF THE KXMR SOUNDING AT
0.91". A SHARP SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IN THE H95-H85 LYR WILL BE
MAINTAINED BY A STRONG MID/UPR LVL ANTICYCLONE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH.
NERLY WINDS ABV H70 WILL TAP A DRY/STABLE AIRMASS ASSOCD WITH THE
ANTICYCLONE...KEEPING SKIES MCLR.

SUBSIDENCE AND WRLY LOW LVL FLOW WILL GENERATE ABV AVG TEMPS WITH
INTERIOR COUNTIES REACHING THE MID 90S AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
COAST. SEA BREEZE FORMATION S OF THE CAPE WILL KEEP MAX TEMPS AROUND
90F. LOWER SFC DEW POINTS ACRS THE INTERIOR WILL KEEP HEAT INDICES
WITHIN 3-4F OF MAX TEMPS.

NO UPDATES NECESSARY.

&&

.AVIATION...
THRU 30/17Z...AREAS MVFR CIGS BTWN FL015-025 S OF KLEE-KTIX...
OTHERWISE VFR ALL SITES THRU 01/06Z.

&&

.MARINE...
NO HIGHLIGHTS...NO SIG CHANGES. FAVORABLE BOATING CONSIDERING WITH
NO THUNDERSTORMS TO DISRUPT BOATING EXCURSIONS. SW/W FLOW AOB
10KTS...BCMG S/SE NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTN AS THE EAST COAST SEA
BREEZE FORMS. SEAS 1-2 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 2-3 FEET OFFSHORE. A
SLIGHT INCREASE THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT TO 10-15 KNOTS SHOULD OCCUR
AGAIN ACROSS THE NORTH.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...NONE.

&&

$$
#522524 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:26 AM 30.Jun.2012)
AFDMLB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
315 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...

...BELOW NORMAL RAIN CHANCES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES
A LITTLE HOTTER THAN NORMAL...

TODAY-TONIGHT...MID-UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE CENTERED OVER THE
SOUTHEAST STATES COMBINED WITH WEAK CYCLONIC SHEAR AXIS ACROSS
THE PENINSULA WILL PROVIDE SUBSIDENCE/DRYING ALOFT. AXIS OF LOW
LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO OUR SOUTH AND PROVIDE A WEST/SOUTHWEST
WIND FLOW.

THE PATTERN OF SUBSIDENCE AND WEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN A HOTTER
THAN NORMAL AND DRY DAY. MAX TEMPS WILL REACH THE MID 90S ACROSS
THE INTERIOR AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH COAST. THE SEA BREEZE
KICKING IN ALONG THE SPACE/TREASURE COAST WILL LIMIT MAX TEMPS TO
AROUND 90 OR THE LOWER 90S. SOME AFTERNOON FALL OF DEW POINTS IS
INDICATED ACROSS THE INTERIOR...SO HEAT INDICES ARE NOT FORECAST
TO BE MUCH GREATER THAN THE MAX TEMPERATURES...EXCEPT MAYBE AROUND
LAKE OKEECHOBEE WHERE VALUES MAY REACH A LITTLE HIGHER THAN 100.

CONTINUED GRADUAL MODERATION OF THE AIR MASS TONIGHT IS INDICATED
WITH MIN TEMPS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 70S.

SUN-MON...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK AS THE AXIS OF ATLANTIC SURFACE HIGH SETS UP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL/SOUTH PENINSULA AND A STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS
INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. WITH LITTLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND SUBSIDENCE
FROM THE UPPER RIDGE...THE DAILY EAST/WEST COAST SEA BREEZE
COLLISION WILL NOT HAVE MUCH MOISTURE FOR SHOWER/STORMS. HAVE
REMOVED THE MENTION OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR
ON SUNDAY AS GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO KEEP POPS BELOW MENTION...AND
KEEP ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE FAR INTERIOR MON AFTERNOON AS SOME
MOISTURE BEGIN TO GET ENTRAINED UNDER THE UPPER RIDGE.

MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN HOT WITH MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A FEW
UPPER 90S NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. COASTAL SECTIONS SHOULD NOT BE
QUITE AS HOT DUE TO THE SEA BREEZE WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S. TEMPS
LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW THEIR RECORD VALUES OF 99-100F.

TUES-FRI...NO CHANGE IN THE FORECAST INTO MID NEXT WEEK AS MODELS
CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLOW PATTERN SHIFT AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
RE-CENTERS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND WEAK TROUGHINESS DEVELOPS
OVER THE EASTERN US AND WESTERN ATLANTIC. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD HELP A RETURN TO
ISOLATED-SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG THE SEA
BREEZES. 700MB TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO BE 9-11 DEGREES CELSIUS THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WHICH IS PROHIBITIVE OF EARLY STORM INITIATION ALONG
THE SEA BREEZE. BELOW CLIMO RAIN CHANCES WILL MEAN HOT TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 90S OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW 90S
AT THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR. A FEW PATCHES OF GROUND FOG POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND
AGAIN LATE TONIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY-TONIGHT...EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD DAY FOR BOATING CONSIDERING IT
IS THE LAST DAY OF JUNE. THERE WILL BE NO THUNDERSTORMS TO DISRUPT
BOATING EXCURSIONS. SOUTHWEST/WEST FLOW TODAY WILL BE 10 KNOTS OR
LESS WITH SEAS 1-2 FEET NEAR SHORE AND 2-3 FEET OFFSHORE. A SLIGHT
INCREASE THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT TO 10-15 KNOTS SHOULD OCCUR AGAIN
ACROSS THE NORTH.

SUN-WED...THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS
CENTRAL/SOUTH PENINSULA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH PREVAILING FLOW FROM
THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOONS WITH THE DAILY SEA BREEZE. THE CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL
BE LOW WITH AFTERNOON ACTIVITY FORMING OVER THE MAINLAND AND STAYING
THERE. SEAS 2-3FT WITH DOMINANT PERIODS 7-9SEC.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 93 70 93 73 / 0 0 10 10
MCO 94 72 95 74 / 0 0 10 10
MLB 91 72 90 74 / 0 10 10 10
VRB 90 72 90 73 / 0 10 10 10
LEE 93 73 95 75 / 0 0 10 10
SFB 94 73 96 75 / 0 0 10 10
ORL 94 74 96 76 / 0 0 10 10
FPR 90 71 90 73 / 0 10 10 10

&&

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

$$