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Sun, Then Showers And Storms For Florida; Watching the Tropics

Thursday features mostly sunny skies in the morning, followed by showers and storms during the mid to late afternoon, especially in the east coast metro area.  Highs on Thursday will be mostly in the upper 80s.

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Friday will bring good sun to start and plenty of showers and storms, primarily in the afternoon.  Friday’s highs will be in the upper 80s right at the coasts and near 90 degrees elsewhere.

Saturday will see sun alternating with showers and a few storms along the Gulf coast, while the east coast metro area will see mostly sunny skies in the morning and showers and storms in the mid to late afternoon.  Saturday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Sunday will feature good sun with periods of showers and storms throughout the day.  Sunday’s highs will be in the upper 80s.

Monday’s forecast calls for lots of sun with some passing showers and storms.  Highs on Monday will be in the upper 80s.

In the tropics, the wave in the eastern Atlantic is now Tropical Depression # 18.  At 5 am, TD # 18 was located near 10.5 North, 36.4 West, about 1860 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.  Maximum sustained winds were 35 miles per hour, and TD # 18 was moving west at 15 miles per hour.  TD # 18 is expected to become a hurricane during the next few days.  We’ll continue to keep an eye on it.

Elsewhere, remnants of Peter were about 260 miles north-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico at 5 am on Thursday.  Rose is now a remnant low in the open Atlantic.  And the remnants of Odette have a medium chance of redeveloping into a depression during the next few days.

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.