Tuesday features good sun, a few clouds and times, and mainly afternoon showers and storms on a gusty breeze in the East Coast metro area. The Gulf Coast will start the day with good sun, but some showers and storms will develop on a gusty breeze in the mid-afternoon and linger into the early evening. Look for clouds and showers in the Keys, where there’s a tropical storm watch south of the Seven Mile Bridge. A high risk of dangerous rip currents occurs at the Atlantic beaches. Highs on Tuesday will be near 90 degrees in the East Coast metro area and the Keys and in the low 90s along the Gulf Coast — but it will feel about 10 degrees hotter, so stay hydrated and out of the sun.
Wednesday will bring lots of clouds and plenty of showers and storms. The East Coast metro area and the Upper Keys will be breezy, while the Gulf Coast and the Middle and Lower Keys will be windy, with tropical storm force winds possible in the evening and overnight. Expect an increasing risk of dangerous rip currents along the Gulf Coast and a high rip current risk at the Atlantic beaches. Wednesday’s highs will be in the humid upper 80s.
Thursday’s weather will depend on the tropics, but for now, we’ll say the East Coast metro area and most of the Keys will be very breezy and cloudy with plenty of showers and storms, while the Gulf Coast and the Lower Keys could see tropical storm conditions. Thursday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.
Friday will be breezy and cloudy with morning showers and afternoon storms. Friday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.
Saturday’s forecast calls for more clouds than sun and periods of showers and storms. Highs on Saturday will be in the low 90s in the East Coast metro area, the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast, and the Keys.
Potential Tropical Cyclone # 9 in the western Caribbean is on the verge of becoming a tropical depression — and probably Tropical Storm Helene early on Tuesday. Once this system enters the Gulf of Mexico, it is forecast to strengthen quickly and reach major hurricane strength before a Thursday landfall in the Florida panhandle or northern Gulf coast of the peninsula. Late Monday afternoon, there was a tropical storm watch for the Lower Keys south of the Seven Mile Bridge and for the Dry Tortugas. There were also tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches for portions of the Yucatan and for western Cuba — where heavy rains, flash flooding, and mudslides are possible. Additional watches and warnings are expected on Tuesday for portions of Florida. We in South Florida will need to pay very close attention to the track of this system and be ready to take action if necessary.
Elsewhere, the wave in the eastern Atlantic has a high chance of becoming a depression as it moves to the west-northwest, well out to sea.
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