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Heat and a Few Storms as the Tropics Heat Up

Friday features a mix of hot sun, some clouds, and a few storms in the east coast metro area and the Keys, while the Gulf coast will be mostly sunny in the morning with stormy periods in the afternoon and early evening.  Expect an elevated risk of dangerous rip currents at the Atlantic beaches on Friday and throughout the weekend.  Highs on Friday will be in the low 90s — but it will feel at least 10 degrees hotter, so stay hydrated and out of the sun.

Saturday will bring mostly sunny skies with some showers and storms in the afternoon, which will linger into the evening.  Saturday’s highs will be mostly in the low 90s, with a few inland locations topping out in the mid 90s.

Sunday will feature a mix of sun, showers, and some afternoon storms in the east coast metro area.  Look for a mostly sunny morning along the Gulf coast, but showers will develop in the afternoon and last into the evening.  Sunday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Monday will be mostly sunny with mainly midafternoon to early evening showers and storms on the mainland.  Look for clouds and showers in the Keys.  Monday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Faith Based Events

Tuesday’s forecast calls for plenty of showers and storms alternating with sun and clouds.  Highs on Tuesday will be in the low 90s.

It’s suddenly very busy in the tropical Atlantic, and we’re watching four systems right now.  Fortunately, all of them currently have a low chance of becoming depressions.

First, a nontropical low a few hundred miles east of North Carolina is producing plenty of showers and storms as it becomes better organized.  While the National Hurricane Center still gives this feature a low chance of developing, it does have gale-force winds.  So it would be a tropical storm or subtropical storm if it acquires tropical or subtropical characteristics.  However, it’s moving away from land.

Elsewhere, the wave in the western Caribbean is not expected to develop until it crosses the Yucatan and enters the Bay of Campeche this weekend — but the chances of development are still low.  An area of disturbed weather off the Texas coast is not expected to become a depression but will bring heavy rainfall to the northern U.S. Gulf coast this weekend.

Finally, a trough of low pressure over portions of the eastern Atlantic could develop slowly as it moves to the northwest.


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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.