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Not So Stormy Wednesday

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stormy wednesdayAfter several days of afternoon storms, South Florida is looking forward to a not so stormy Wednesday. Look for a few quick morning showers along the east coast, followed by periods of sun, highs around 90 degrees, and a few afternoon storms in spots. A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches on Wednesday.

image6Showers and storms will be back on an ocean breeze on Thursday, as moisture associated with the tropical wave in the Caribbean moves in. Activity will start along the east coast and move westward to the Gulf coast. Thursday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

We’ll see additional showers and storms on the breeze on Friday, as moisture from the wave lingers one more day. Highs on Friday will be in the upper 80s. We’ll finally return to a more typical September pattern this weekend, with sun and clouds followed by afternoon storms, with much of the activity in the western suburbs of Miami-Dade and Broward, the interior, and along the Gulf coast. Highs on Saturday and Sunday will be near 90 degrees.

What’s left of Hermine is meandering off Long Island and is weakening, so much so that the National Hurricane Center stopped issuing advisories on the system at 5 pm on Tuesday. All watches and warnings are discontinued, but the remnants of Hermine will bring gusty winds to Long Island and dangerous rip currents, rough surf, and beach erosion along much of the eastern seaboard for at least another day or two.

Elsewhere, the wave in the Caribbean that we’ve been watching has a low chance of development over the next 5 days as it moves toward the Yucatan. We’re also watching a wave just emerging off the African coast; this one has a high chance of developing into a depression over the next 5 days as it heads generally northwestward into the central 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.