036 FPUS72 KMLB 061930 NOWMLB SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 329 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-062200- COASTAL VOLUSIA-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN- NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-SEMINOLE- SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT TO 20 NM- 329 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011 .NOW...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON OVER A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EASTWARD FROM NEAR THE CAPE THROUGH JUPITER INLET. OVER LAND...GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR PRECIPITATION EXISTS FROM CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE TREASURE COAST AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES. FURTHER NORTH AND WEST OF THESE AREAS...AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE CELLS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE CLOSER TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST INCREASING MOISTURE GRADUALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THIS WAVE WILL GREATLY INCREASE RAIN CHANCES FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. && ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INCLUDING GRAPHICS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MLB/BLOG.PHP $$ TES