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Florida Will Have Sun And A Shower Or Two; Tracking The Tropics

Wednesday features good sun in the morning, with clouds and a few showers and storms on a brisk breeze in the mid to late afternoon.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic coast through Thursday evening.  Highs on Wednesday will be near 90 degrees.

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Thursday will bring lots of sun and a brisk ocean breeze.  A few showers will blow by along the Gulf coast in the mid to late afternoon.  Thursday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.

Friday will be another day of good sun and a few showers in the afternoon.  The east coast metro area will see a strong ocean breeze as well.  Friday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Saturday will feature mostly sunny skies alternating with widespread showers and storms.  Saturday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Sunday’s forecast includes good sun alternating with periods of showers and storms.  Highs on Sunday will be in the upper 80s.

In the tropics, Hurricane Delta is approaching the northeastern Yucatan early on Wednesday, and conditions there were deteriorating rapidly.  At 5 am Wednesday, Delta was located near 20.6 North, 86.4 West, and was moving northwest at 17 miles per hour.  Maximum sustained winds were 115 miles per hour. Delta is forecast to reach the Louisiana coast on Friday as a dangerous major hurricane.

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.