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East Coast Showers And West Coast Sun Saturday For Florida

Saturday features partly sunny skies and periods of showers on a gusty breeze in the east coast metro area.  The Gulf coast will see lots of sun and a brisk breeze.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches.  Minor to moderate flooding is possible along the Atlantic coast at high tides through Monday.  Highs on Saturday will be in the mid-80s.

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Sunday will bring storms and showers to the east coast metro area, while the Gulf coast will start the day with sunny skies and end it with periods of storms.  Sunday’s highs will be in the mid-80s in the east coast metro area and the upper-80s along the Gulf coast.

Monday will feature a mix of sun and clouds in the morning and periods of showers and storms in the afternoon.  Monday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Tuesday morning will see a mix of sun and clouds.  Showers and storms will develop in the afternoon.  Tuesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Wednesday’s forecast calls for some sun, more clouds, and periods of showers and storms.  Highs on Wednesday will be in the upper 80s.

 

In the tropics, Tropical Depression # 13 is now tropical Storm Julia and it’s expected to become a hurricane soon.  At 5 am, Julia was located near 12.7 North, 78.0 West, about 235 miles east-southeast of Isla de Providencia, Colombia.  Maximum sustained winds were 60 miles per hour, and Julia was moving west at 18 miles per hour.  There are hurricane warnings for Colombia’s San Andres, Santa Catalina, and Providencia islands and for much of the coast of Nicaragua.  Heavy rains causing mudslides will be a major hazard in much of Central America as Julia makes landfall Saturday night.

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.