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Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Gulf during the late night and early morning hours will move onshore each morning and then shift inland during the afternoon hours through Tuesday.
Light southerly flow sets up during midweek with a more typical summertime pattern of scattered to numerous mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day.
High pressure ridge will remain across south Florida through Tuesday with the southwesterly flow continuing across the area. There will be enough moisture to allow isolated to scattered late night and early morning showers and thunderstorms over the Gulf to develop and move onshore each morning and then shift inland during the afternoon hours. During midweek the ridge axis drifts north across the region with a light southerly flow setting up. Deeper moisture will return with scattered to numerous mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected Wednesday through Friday. Next weekend the ridge axis is expected to be north of the forecast area allowing for a more typical easterly flow to become established and with plenty of moisture we should continue to see scattered to numerous mainly afternoon and evening convection each day. Temperatures will remain near to slightly above normal through the week.
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