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Lots of Sun Here, Watching Tropical Storm Melissa

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Wednesday features lots of sun and a cloud or two at times around South Florida.  Highs on Wednesday will be mostly in the upper 80s on the mainland and in the mid-80s in the Keys.

Thursday will bring breezy conditions, plenty of sun, and a few clouds to the east coast metro area.  The Gulf coast will be sunny with a brisk breeze, and the Keys will see lots of sun.  Look for an increasing risk of dangerous rip currents at the Atlantic beaches. Thursday’s highs will be mostly in the mid 80s in the east coast metro area and the Keys and in the upper 80s along the Gulf coast.

Friday will be breezy and sunny around South Florida. Friday’s highs will be mostly in the mid-80s along the East Coast metro area and the Keys, and in the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast.

Saturday will feature breezy conditions and lots of sun on the mainland.  The East Coast metro area could also see a shower or two in the afternoon.  Look for plenty of clouds and a few showers in the Keys.  Saturday’s highs will be in the mid-80s in the East Coast metro area and the Keys, while the Gulf Coast will reach the upper 80s.

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Sunday’s forecast calls for breezy conditions, mostly sunny skies, and a few East Coast metro area showers.  The Gulf coast will see lots of sun, but clouds and showers will linger in the Keys.  Highs on Sunday will be in the mid-80s in the East Coast metro area and the Keys and in the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast.

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In the tropics, we’re watching Tropical Storm Melissa, which formed in the Caribbean on Tuesday.  Early Tuesday evening, TS Melissa had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and was moving west at 15 miles per hour.  But Melissa is forecast to slow down and turn northward while strengthening into a hurricane.  There’s a hurricane watch for Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, and there’s a tropical storm watch for Jamaica.  Melissa will bring heavy rain to Hispaniola, and there is a serious threat of flash flooding and mudslides.
Timing is everything with late-season storms, and in Melissa’s case, we’ll watch to see if it will be moving quickly enough to be caught up by a front late in the weekend.  Computer models don’t agree on whether or not that will happen.  So we’ll need to keep a close eye on Melissa during the coming days.

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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.