ORLANDO, Fla. — We are tucked in between a ridge of high pressure across the southeastern U.S. and a stationary front stretched from the southern Bahamas into the Straits of Florida and over the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Rain moving back into the area
  • Cooler temperature for rest of the week

Moisture has been slowly creeping back into our area thanks to a flow aloft coming out of the Gulf of Mexico, and this has provided pockets of rain from Marion into northern Lake, Volusia and Flagler Counties this afternoon.

Evening showers wrap up, but we’ll keep a chance for coastal showers in the forecast overnight. Rain coverage is at 30 percent Wednesday, although most of us will experience a mix of clouds and sun.

A warm front lifting over us Thursday will increase our rain coverage to 50-percent. An area of low pressure sliding across the northern Gulf bumps that to 60-percent Friday with a strong storm or two possible. This low drags a cold front in and dries us out for the weekend. We’ll see 80s for highs through Friday, with widespread 70s over the weekend.

Surfers get ready, we are in line for fair surfing conditions the next couple days. An easterly windswell and wave heights two to three feet or higher should make for fun some sets.

We have enough of an ocean swell to create a moderate rip current risk, so use extra caution if getting in the water.

Good news along the Brevard County coastline, as it sounds like red tide concentrations have weakened considerably. Sea surface temps have cooled slightly and are currently in the low 80s.

TROPICAL UPDATE

In the tropics, we have one area of interest in the central Atlantic we’re monitoring, but any development will be slow and this system is forecast to get picked up by a strong front and kept out to sea.  Hurricane season officially ends November 30.

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