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Breezy And Pleasant Florida Today

Wednesday features good sun and some clouds on a brisk ocean breeze.  Minor coastal flooding is possible along the Atlantic coast on Wednesday.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches through Thursday evening.  Highs on Wednesday will be in the mid 80s in the east coast metro area and near 90 degrees along the Gulf coast.

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Thursday will bring some showers, especially in the east coast metro area.  Otherwise, look for a mix of sun and clouds, with a brisk ocean breeze along the Atlantic coast.  Thursday’s highs will be in the upper 80s in the east coast metro area and near 90 degrees along the Gulf coast.

Friday will feature lots of clouds, a bit of sun, showers, and some storms as the system that brought us heavy rain on Monday works its way northward.  Friday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Saturday will see a mix of sun and clouds with afternoon showers and storms.  Saturday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Sunday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies alternating with periods of showers and storms.  Highs on Sunday will be in the upper 80s again.

In the tropics, the remnants of Beta are dropping heavy rain from eastern Texas into Louisiana and Mississippi.  Paulette is once again a post-tropical cyclone.  At 5 am Wednesday, Paulette was located about 445 miles east-southeast of the Azores and had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour.  Teddy is also post-tropical as it brings damaging waves and wind to portions of eastern Canada.  At 5 am Wednesday, Teddy was located near 44.5 North, 62.7 West, about 45 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Maximum sustained winds were 70 miles per hour, and Teddy was moving north-northeast at 23 miles per hour.

Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.