A severe wind gust was reported at the Orlando International Airport. Later, a funnel cloud was observed in Orange County.
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A severe wind gust was reported at the Orlando International Airport. Later, a funnel cloud was observed in Orange County.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 1:00 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
200 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
- Periodic showers and lightning storms (60-70% coverage)
continue through Saturday as a late-season cold front advances
into Florida. Today carries a Marginal Risk of severe gusts (60+
mph), small hail, and brief urban flooding from stronger
storms.
- The front stalls over South Florida by Sunday, limiting rain and
storm chances mainly to the Treasure Coast and southern Space
Coast to close out the weekend.
- Seasonably warm to hot conditions persist into next week, with a
brief drop in humidity across the I-4 corridor late this weekend
as drier air filters in behind the front.
&&
.UPDATE...
Issued at 952 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
Earlier start to convection today. Showers and and a few storms
have developed across the west coast of Florida this morning and
is pushing eastward. Some of these showers and storms have pushed
into east central Florida, mainly from Kissimmee northward. This
activity is forecast to continue through the morning hours,
particularly around the I-4 corridor northward. Surface
observations shows that temperatures are in the low to mid 80s
with south to southwest winds around 10 mph with some low and high
level clouds.
Upper level ridging over the Florida peninsula will continue to
weaken and break down as a trough across the Ohio Valley and the
Great Lakes deepens. A weak disturbance aloft will pass to our
north through the day, with abundant moisture across east central
Florida. Forecast soundings shows plenty of instability (MUCAPE
1300-2000 J/kg), adequate shear (20-60 KT of sfc-1km shear),
decent DCAPE of 800-900 J/kg) and fairly cool temperatures aloft
(-7 to -8C at 500 mb). This will promote a medium to high (50-70
percent) chance of rain and storms through the day, particularly
this afternoon and into early evening. Storm motion will be to the
east-southeast at 15-25 mph. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
has outlined most of east central Florida in a Marginal Risk
(threat level 1 of 5) for severe weather today, mainly for wind
gusts. The main storm threats for today will be gusty winds of
40-55mph, with a less than 15 percent chance of 60+ mph wind
gusts, frequent lightning strikes, coin sized hail, and locally
heavy rainfall of 1-3". Outside of convection, hot temperatures
are forecast to continue today, with afternoon highs in the upper
80s to low 90s and peak heat indices of 97-102F. Forecast remains
on track with only slight adjustments to rain and storm chances
through the day.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
-----------Synoptic Overview-----------
The upper ridging that settled over the state of Florida is in
the process of breaking down this morning, courtesy of a deepening
trough across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. H5 heights are
projected to fall slightly below normal by Saturday morning as the
trough digs into the Northeast, emanating from 500 mb height
anomalies of 2 to 3 standard deviations below normal over the Mid-
Atlantic. Through the depth of the troposphere, uniform
westerlies will pick up over Florida during the next 24-48 hours
at the base of the trough.
Associated with the gathering trough, a surface cold front is
forecast to push toward the state by Saturday before stalling near
Lake Okeechobee on Sunday. A tightening moisture gradient is
projected on the boundary by the time it reaches Central Florida.
While rich, moist tropical (mT) air will reside along and south of
the front, much drier continental (cP) air surges in immediately to
its north. Ensemble suites differ in how far south the tropical
moisture will be pushed by late Sunday and into early next week.
From Monday through Wednesday, mid-level heights are expected to
slowly rebound as the trough fills and lifts off the New England
coast. In response, surface high pressure should build off the
Carolinas allowing east to southeast winds to become predominant by
the middle of the week. Moisture slowly increases closer to normal
for early June. However, subsidence may increase as a broad ridge
from Mexico to the W Atlantic is favored in ensemble means by late
next week.
Long-range guidance still supports a broad area of upper-level
divergence and rising motion across the western Caribbean and
Central America in week two. This may lead to a break in the mid-
level ridge over the Gulf, allowing deep moisture and unsettled
weather to approach Florida as we head toward mid-June.
-------Sensible Weather & Impacts-------
Today - Tonight...
We will be watching for scattered to numerous showers and storms (50-
70%) through the day as a weak disturbance passes to our north and
plentiful moisture/instability remain overhead. Some of this
activity may get going this morning, particularly around the I-4
corridor and points northwestward. Expect continued development of
showers and storms in the uncapped environment through the afternoon
and evening. Storms should be moving east-southeast today at 15-25
mph, and have the potential to produce quick rainfall tallies of 1-3
inches along with frequent lightning, brief gusty winds from 40-50
mph, and hail to around penny/nickel size. There is a Marginal Risk
(less than 15% chance) for a few wind gusts to around 60 mph in the
strongest storms. Outside of the rain, toasty temps persist with
upper 80s to low 90s and heat indices as high as 97-102 deg F.
A lull in showers/storms should arrive this evening through much of
tonight, but we will be watching another round of storms approaching
by daybreak from the north as a cold front approaches (see below).
Weekend...
Hi-res guidance shows broken bands of showers and storms arriving
over the I-4 corridor by Saturday morning as a well-defined cold
front slips into Central Florida. Nearly unidirectional wind shear
and weak/moderate instability points to at least a low threat a few
strong/severe storms, and these trends will need to be monitored.
Gusty winds appear to be the primary risk, along with frequent
lightning and heavy rainfall. By afternoon, the bands of storms
should shift toward the Treasure Coast with a drying trend over the
I-4 corridor.
Guidance is still honing in on where this front will stall out on
Saturday night, leaving areas north of the boundary much drier on
Sunday. Our forecast is still dry north of I-4, with rain/storm
chances increasing to 40-50% on the Treasure Coast. Highs this
weekend should range from the upper 80s to low 90s, hottest on
Sunday over northern portions of Central Florida. However, lower dew
points (60s) will give our northern communities a bit of a reprieve
on Sunday.
Next Week...
Much of the work week will feature a gradient of daily shower/storm
coverage which will be highest (40-60%) along the Treasure Coast and
lowest (20-40%) closer to Greater Orlando. Compared to the current
pattern, rain coverage should be tempered by slightly lower moisture
and limited sea breeze convergence. Seasonably warm to hot
temperatures persist with upper 80s to low/mid 90s, warmest over the
interior.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
Surface high pressure slowly settles south of the local waters as a
cold front approaches from the north over the next 24 hours. Late
tonight and early Saturday, southwest to west winds freshen ahead of
the cold front. Scattered to numerous showers and lightning storms
moving from west to east persist in the forecast through Saturday.
The front is forecast to stall near the Treasure Coast early Sunday
before dissipating early next week as high pressure builds over the
Southeast U.S.
S to SW winds 10-15 KT today, increasing to 15-20 KT in the offshore
waters overnight where cautionary headlines may be required.
Winds slacken quickly on Saturday and Sunday, slowly turning from
W to S around 10 KT. Seas 2-4 FT through Saturday (up to 5 FT well
offshore north of Cape Canaveral tonight). By Sunday, seas
subside to 1-2 FT.
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFs)
Issued at 146 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
Messy flying conditions from the TAF period. A disturbance aloft
has been kicking up ISO-SCT SHRA/TSRA across Central Florida this
afternoon, which is expected to continue into the evening. Hi-
res guidance not much help with timing, location, or coverage of
convection today, so TAFs have generous use of VCTS and TEMPOs
have been added/removed based on short-term trends. Expect a lull
tonight between daytime convection and a front early Saturday
morning. A little higher confidence in timing of the front,
impacting ECFL terminals progressively southward with a line of
SHRA/TSRA between 09Z-16Z. Chances for SHRA/TSRA then continue
into the afternoon with the usual daytime convection.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 220 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
Scattered lightning storms persist through Saturday, with lower
coverage limited to the Treasure Coast and Lake Okeechobee regions
on Sunday. However, drier air surges into the northern part of East
Central Florida by Sunday, with min RH readings from 35-40% behind a
late-season cold front generally northwest of I-4. Moisture values
will slowly increase over the northern portions of the district,
above any thresholds, next week.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 71 87 67 89 / 50 40 0 10
MCO 74 87 69 90 / 40 60 10 20
MLB 73 87 70 88 / 40 70 20 30
VRB 73 87 69 88 / 40 70 30 40
LEE 73 87 69 90 / 50 40 0 10
SFB 74 88 69 91 / 50 50 0 10
ORL 74 87 71 90 / 40 50 10 20
FPR 72 87 69 88 / 40 70 30 50
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
AM...None.
&&
UPDATE...Watson
AVIATION...HaleyPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1155 AM EDT Fri May 30 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Kennedy Space Cent 28.62N 80.69W
05/30/2025 M46 MPH Brevard FL Mesonet
USSF wind sensor on tower 512 measured a
peak wind gust of 46MPH/40KT from the west
at 11:30 AM. Sensor elevation is 30 feet.
1135 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NW Kennedy Space Cent 28.63N 80.70W
05/30/2025 M40 MPH Brevard FL Mesonet
USSF wind sensor on tower 513 measured a
peak wind gust of 40MPH/35KT from the west
at 11:30 AM. Sensor elevation is 30 feet.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1244 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Kennedy Space Cen 28.60N 80.64W
05/30/2025 M40 MPH Brevard FL Other Federal
USSF wind sensor on tower 311 measured a
peak wind gust of 40MPH/35KT from the
southwest at 11:55 AM. Sensor elevation is
54 feet.
&&
REHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
301 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
FLZ041-044>046-301930-
Northern Lake County FL-Orange FL-Seminole FL-Inland Volusia FL-
301 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN SEMINOLE...EAST CENTRAL
LAKE...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND SOUTHWESTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES THROUGH
330 PM EDT...
At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wekiwa Springs State Park, or near Apopka, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Deltona, Sanford, Apopka, Altamonte Springs, and Oviedo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. On rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind
gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and
report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 2866 8159 2881 8157 2892 8121 2857 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 268DEG 21KT 2873 8145
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HaleySpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
340 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
FLZ045-053-302015-
Osceola FL-Orange FL-
340 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ORANGE AND NORTH
CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
At 339 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Kissimmee, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Orlando, Kissimmee, Saint Cloud, Wedgefield, and West Lake Toho.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2819 8145 2837 8150 2848 8108 2820 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 258DEG 32KT 2830 8140
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
WeitlichPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
345 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ESE Kennedy Space Cen 28.57N 80.59W
05/30/2025 M41 MPH Brevard FL Other Federal
USSF wind sensor on tower 110 measured a
peak wind gust of 41MPH/36KT from the
southwest at 3:00 PM. Sensor elevation is 54
feet.
&&
DKWThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS at the Orlando International Airport measured a wind gust of 55 knots from the south-southwest.
Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud near Buena Ventura Lakes looking north.
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