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Early Storms And Afternoon Showers For Florida Monday; Tracking Hurricane Fiona

Monday features some sun, clouds, and passing storms in the morning.  Showers will develop in the afternoon.  Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible in spots.  A moderate risk of dangerous rip currents remains along the Palm Beach County coast.  Highs on Monday will be in the upper 80s right at the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and near 90 degrees elsewhere.

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Tuesday will bring a mostly sunny start, but don’t rule out a stray storm in the morning.  Storms will be likely in the afternoon and will last into the evening.  Tuesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s at the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the low 90s everywhere else.

Wednesday will feature a mix of sun, clouds, and a passing storm or two in the morning.  Look for plenty of showers in the afternoon in the east coast metro area and afternoon storms along the Gulf coast.  Wednesday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.

Thursday will start with a mix of sun, clouds, and a few storms in the east coast metro area, followed by afternoon storms in spots.  The Gulf coast will be sunny much of the day, but an afternoon storm in spots is possible.  Thursday’s highs will be in the low 90s in the east coast metro area and near 90 degrees along the Gulf coast.

Friday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a few passing storms.  Highs on Friday will be in the low 90s.

Hurricane Fiona is battering the Dominican Republic, even as catastrophic flooding and damaging winds continue on Puerto Rico early Monday.   At 5 am, Fiona was located near 18.5 North, 68.6 West, about 15 miles west-southwest of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  Maximum sustained winds were 90 miles per hour, and Fiona was moving northwest at 8 miles per hour.  A hurricane warning is now in effect for the southeastern Bahamas.  Fiona is forecast to turn northward and then northeastward while continuing to strengthen.

Elsewhere in the tropics, the low in the central Atlantic has a low chance of becoming a depression during the next few days.  After then, conditions will become hostile for development.  In any case, it will remain in the open Atlantic.

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.