There’s a tropical storm warning for the Gulf Coast from Flamingo to the Anclote River, which includes the Naples area (as well as the Tampa Bay area). There’s also a tropical storm warning for the Lower Keys and the Middle Keys (all the way to the Channel 5 Bridge) and for the Dry Tortugas. There’s also a storm surge warning from Flamingo to Indian Pass, which includes the Naples area. The East Coast is now under a tropical storm watch from the Palm Beach County/Martin County line northward to the Savannah River.
Wednesday features lots of showers and breezy conditions in the East Coast metro area, but it will get windy in the evening as the showers continue. The Gulf Coast and the Lower and Middle Keys will be windy with showers and storms. Tropical storm conditions are expected there, beginning on Wednesday evening. Coastal flooding is expected along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys through Friday morning. A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches through Thursday evening, and there’s an elevated and increasing rip current risk along the Gulf coast through at least Thursday. Highs on Wednesday will be mostly in the upper 80s in the East Coast metro area and the Keys and near 90 degrees along the Gulf Coast.
Thursday will be windy with plenty of showers and storms in the East Coast metro area. Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible. The Gulf Coast and the Lower and Middle Keys can expect tropical storm conditions, including damaging winds and storm surge flooding. Thursday’s highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.
Friday will be breezy with morning showers and afternoon and evening storms. Periods of heavy rain and localized flooding are possible. Friday’s highs will be mostly in the low 90s in the East Coast metro area and in the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys.
Saturday will feature more clouds than sun and periods of showers and storms. Saturday’s highs will be mostly in the low 90s in the East Coast metro area and in the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys.
Sunday’s forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds with periods of showers and storms. Highs on Sunday will be in the low 90s in the East Coast metro area and in the upper 80s along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys.
Tropical Storm Helene has been getting better organized, and rapid strengthening is expected once it enters the Gulf of Mexico. Late Tuesday afternoon, Helene had maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and was moving west-northwest at 12 miles per hour. Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane before making landfall along the northern Gulf coast on Thursday evening. There is now a hurricane warning from the Anclote River to Mexico Beach — and this is the area that can expect devastating effects from Helene as early as midday on Thursday.
Elsewhere, the wave in the eastern Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands has a medium chance of becoming our next tropical depression as it moves generally to the west-northwest. But computer models indicate this one will remain in the open ocean.
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