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Sun And Storms Today Around Florida; Eyeing The Tropics

Wednesday features plenty of sun in the morning, followed by building showers and storms in the afternoon.  Highs on Wednesday will be near 90 degrees, but locations along the Gulf coast will feel as if it’s in the triple digits.

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Thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds, with showers and storms returning in the afternoon.  The Gulf coast will see the highest chance of those showers and storms.  Thursday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Friday will start with partly sunny skies, and showers and storms will develop during the mid to late afternoon.  Friday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Saturday will feature sun and clouds in the morning and widespread showers and storms in the afternoon.  Saturday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Sunday’s forecast calls for good sun in the morning and showers and storms in the afternoon.  Highs on Sunday will be in the low 90s again.

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Paulette is battling wind shear but is holding its own for now.  At 5 am, Paulette was located near 19.2 North, 45.6 West, and was moving west at 8 miles per hour.  A turn to the west-northwest is expected later on Wednesday.  Maximum sustained winds were 60 miles per hour.  Further east, Rene has weakened to a tropical depression, but that weakening is expected to be temporary.  At 5 am, Rene was located near 17.4 North, 30.5 West, and was moving west-northwest at 14 miles per hour.  Maximum sustained winds were 35 miles per hour.

Elsewhere, the low moving toward the Carolina coast has a low chance of becoming a depression.  And the wave that is expected to emerge from the African coast on Thursday will have a high chance of becoming a depression.  We’ll keep an eye on it.

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.