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Sun And Showers For Florida, Watching The Tropics

Monday features mostly sunny skies in the morning, followed by some showers and storms in the afternoon.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches, and minor tidal flooding is possible at some locations along the Atlantic coast.  Highs on Monday will be in the upper 80s in the east coast metro area and around 90 degrees along the Gulf coast.

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Tuesday will bring good sun and to start, but widespread showers and storms will develop on a brisk breeze during the afternoon.  Tuesday’s highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.

Wednesday will feature some sun, more clouds, and periods of showers and storms.  Wednesday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Thursday will see more sun and fewer showers and storms.  Thursday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Friday’s forecast calls for good sun, a few clouds, and showers at times.  Highs on Friday will be in the upper 80s.

In the tropics, we’re keeping a close eye on Tropical Depression # 26, which formed late Sunday in the central Caribbean.  At 5 am Monday, TD # 26 was located near 17.0 North, 78.2 West, about 255 miles southeast of Grand Cayman.  TD # 26 was moving west-northwest at 9 miles per hour and had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour.  This system is forecast to become a tropical storm (Delta) later today and head into the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall likely along the northern Gulf coast late in the week.

We’re also watching Tropical Storm Gamma, which is lingering near the Yucatan.  At 5 am, Gamma was located near 22.7 North, 87.5 West, and was crawling west-southwest at 2 miles per hour.  Maximum sustained winds were 50 miles per hour.

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.