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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 240 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

- Dry conditions persist across east central Florida through at least Monday, with a slow increase in moisture leading to greater rain and storm chances from Tuesday onward.

- Temperatures continue to warm into the low to mid 90s across the interior through Monday, trending closer to normal values into the middle of this week.

- A moderate risk of rip currents is forecast at all east central Florida beaches; if heading to the beach, be sure to swim near a lifeguard!

DISCUSSION

Issued at 240 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

Today-Tonight...Two mid-level troughs, one sliding across the New England area and the other lifting northeastward towards the central US, will flank either side of an elongated mid-level ridge, creating a short-lived omega block across the central and eastern US. This omega block will help keep the mid-level ridge in place across the Florida peninsula and Gulf, with the surface high pressure remaining across the western Atlantic. The surface ridge axis will extend across northern Florida, resulting in continued onshore flow across east central Florida. While dry air remains in place across the area and will keep rain chances mostly near-zero, some isolated onshore- moving showers cannot be ruled out, especially south of Cape Canaveral. The best chances (20%) for showers today will be across the Treasure Coast and around Lake Okeechobee through this morning. Any showers that do develop will be low-topped, with dry air from 850mb and aloft working to suppress development. Showers will diminish as they move inland, with rain chances trending below 10% through the afternoon hours.

The surface high and ridging aloft will favor near to slightly above normal temperatures across east central Florida. Along the coast, the onshore flow will keep highs generally in the mid 80s whereas across the interior, temperatures are forecast to climb into the low to mid 90s. Tonight, lows are forecast to fall only into the low to mid 70s, with some rural locations potentially falling into the upper 60s.

Monday-Tuesday...The mid-level omega block begins to shift eastward on Monday, weakening into Tuesday. The ridge from the omega block will slide southward along the east coast of the US, with a lobe of energy from the westernmost trough sliding southward along with the ridge. With the mid-level ridging remaining in place across the Florida peninsula on Monday, conditions will continue to remain mostly dry, with onshore flow persisting. By Tuesday, the shift in the mid-level pattern will lead to some slight weakening of the surface high pressure, allowing moisture to lift northward from south Florida. PWATs are forecast to recover into the 1.5 to 1.9" range, though there does remain discrepancies in just how much moisture will be present across the local area. Overall, rain chances are forecast to increase to around 20% across east central Florida on Tuesday, especially south of the Orlando metro and Cape. Isolated storms cannot be ruled out with activity, but confidence in this remains low given the uncertainty relative to the amount of moisture return.

Temperatures will remain warm through early this week, with highs on Monday ranging from the upper 80s to mid 90s, warmest across the interior. Some locations across Lake and western Orange counties will be in a Major HeatRisk, so residents and visitors will need to remain adequately hydrated and take breaks inside an air-conditioned building if outdoors for extended periods of time. By Tuesday, building cloud coverage from the increasing moisture will limit daytime heating, leading to highs being a couple degrees "cooler" than prior days, with near-normal highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Overnight temperatures are forecast to remain generally near-normal in the low to mid 70s.

Wednesday-Saturday...Into the middle of this week, mid-level ridging is forecast to develop across the western Atlantic, corresponding to a broad area of high pressure at the surface across the Atlantic waters. The high is forecast to gradually shift southward through the remainder of this week, with onshore winds slowly becoming more southeasterly and eventually south to southwesterly late this week. While there remains discrepancies between guidance on the overall set-up across east central Florida and whether a low will develop in the Gulf or not, there is a decent signal relative to increasing moisture across the area, with the developing southerly component to the flow assisting in moisture advection northward across the Florida peninsula. This will translate to higher rain and storm chances (40-70%) each afternoon, with trends suggesting development will be driven by diurnal heating and the subsequent sea breeze collisions. Activity is forecast to decrease each evening and through the overnight hours, with low to medium chances for ongoing activity across the local Atlantic waters overnight. Temperatures are anticipated to remain near-normal values for this time of year.

MARINE

Issued at 240 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

Generally favorable boating conditions are forecast to persist across the local Atlantic waters as high pressure remains in place. Easterly winds between 10 to 15 knots are forecast through the period, with winds gradually becoming more southeasterly on Thursday and southerly on Friday. Seas are anticipated to remain between 2 to 4 feet for the foreseeable future.

Mostly dry conditions are forecast through Monday, though occasional light showers cannot be ruled out at times across the local waters. By Tuesday and through the remainder of the forecast period, moisture increases across the local waters, allowing for greater rain and storm chances (30-60%).

AVIATION

(06Z TAFs) Issued at 112 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026

VFR conditions generally expected to continue. Onshore flow persists with a drier/stable airmass in place keeping rain chances largely out of the forecast. However, can't rule out a few onshore-moving light showers/sprinkles producing brief MVFR conditions thru early this morning. Will monitor for a few showers and an ISOLD lightning storm west of KVRB-KSUA near Lake Okeechobee Sun aftn. Chances remain too low to include in the TAFs. Light onshore (ENE-ESE) flow increases to around 8-12 kts Sun.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

DAB 87 72 89 75 / 0 0 0 0 MCO 92 73 94 75 / 0 0 10 0 MLB 87 77 89 78 / 0 0 0 0 VRB 88 76 89 77 / 10 0 10 10 LEE 92 73 94 75 / 0 0 10 0 SFB 92 72 94 74 / 0 0 10 0 ORL 92 73 94 75 / 0 0 10 0 FPR 87 75 88 76 / 20 0 10 10

MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

FL...None. AM...None.