The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Wind Advisory for East Central Florida effective 10 am to 7 pm today, with forecasters predicting gusty winds ranging from 25 to 35 mph and a higher 70-80% chance of rain, including some storms. Due to this activity, the weather service detailed that the local aviation sector could anticipate predominant MVFR cigs and tempo IFR/MVFR visibilities. Marine conditions are expected to rapidly deteriorate as winds and seas rise, with a Gale Warning in effect for some off-shore areas this afternoon.

Due to a cold front traversing the state, the National Weather Service outline a 40-60% chance for peak wind gusts of 35 mph or greater, posing a non-negligible risk for severe weather in the region, particularly for Orlando and areas southeast, and while hazardous boating conditions are anticipated today and tonight as winds and seas increase calming weather is expected to return from Tuesday onward. Conditions forecasted as conducive for mechanical mixing should allow winds to surface in and out of convection. A steady warming trend is predicted to unfold later in the week. However, the weekend might see another cold front arrive by Sunday, with additional energy potentially impacting the West Coast by late next weekend.

The variations in temperatures are considerable, ranging from the upper 60s/low 70s near I-4 to mid/upper 80s further south. After today's front, a cooler air mass should lead to a much drier and slightly chillier Tuesday morning, with temperatures cooling off to a range of 49- 55F by dawn. As the week progresses, high pressure is expected to bring higher temps, with mid 70s on Tuesday going up to low/mid 80s for most areas by Thursday, except for those close to the coast and ahead of this disturbance, above-normal heights should bubble northward from the tropics and across Florida early next week.

Fire weather conditions could become a concern by midweek due to high pressure infusing drier air into Florida, with critically low relative humidity values forecasted and for interior areas, the atmosphere will see low RH readings from 35-40% each afternoon paired with south winds of 5-12 MPH, however, concern heightens as the RH could drop to critically low levels in the low/mid 30% range by then. Boaters are advised to exercise caution as the conditions on the water are expected to relax with variable winds less than 10 KT on Wednesday, then S/SE winds around 5-12 KT on Thursday and Friday, potentially turbulent conditions are anticipated along the coast, with nearshore seas lessening to 3-4 FT and offshore remaining around 5-10 FT by sunset Tuesday, settling to more agreeable levels as the week goes on.