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Stormy And Windy In Florida As Front Arrives; Watching The Tropics

Monday features windy conditions, storms, and showers as the season’s first front moves through.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches, thanks to swells from Hurricane Teddy. Minor flooding is likely along the Atlantic coast.  Highs on Monday will be mostly in the mid-80s.

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Tuesday will bring mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions, with a few afternoon showers in the east coast metro area.  Tuesday’s highs will be in the mid-80s — with lower humidity than we’ve experienced in a while.

Wednesday will see good sun, a few clouds on a brisk ocean breeze, and some afternoon showers in spots.  Wednesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Thursday will feature a mix of sun and clouds alternating with periods of showers and storms.  Thursday’s highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.

Friday’s forecast includes lots of clouds and widespread showers and storms. Highs on Friday will be in the upper 80s.

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Beta will affect portions of Texas starting on Monday morning.  At 5 am, Beta was located near 27.7 North, 95.1 West, about 110 miles south of Galveston, Texas,  Maximum sustained winds were 50 miles per hour, and Beta was moving west at 6 miles per hour.  Eastern Texas and western Louisiana can expect up to 10 inches of rain from this slow-moving system.

Hurricane Teddy was about 165 miles southeast of Bermuda early on Monday.  At 5 am, Teddy was located near 30.3 North, 60.2 West, and was moving north at 9 miles per hour.  Maximum sustained winds were 100 miles per hour.  Tropical storm watches are now up for portions of the Canadian Maritimes.  Teddy will create swells and generate rip currents along the U.S. east coast, including Florida.

Elsewhere, Wilfred is now a trough of low pressure in the open Atlantic.  Finally, Extratropical Cyclone Paulette has a medium chance of regaining some tropical characteristics a few hundred miles south of the Azores.

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.