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ANOTHER ROUND OF P.M. SCATTERED STRONG STORMS TODAY; HOT WEEKEND… Scattered strong thunderstorms will likely develop across parts of south Alabama and northwest Florida this afternoon into the evening hours. It won’t rain all day, and not every community will have rain before the end of the day. High temperatures will be in the 93-98° range with heat index values ranging from 102-112°. A Heat Advisory remains in effect for all local counties through this evening. Hot temperatures will continue this weekend with highs generally in the 90s.

STORM TIMING: AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS…. The greatest chance of showers and thunderstorms today will be from 2PM to 9PM as the seabreeze and other small-scale boundaries help spark storms. Rain chances range from 40-60% across the region today. This will be a scattered setup, meaning some communities may have a heavy downpour while nearby areas remain completely dry.

ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY…. The Storm Prediction Center includes all of our local counties in a low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) severe weather risk today. Widespread severe storms are not expected, but an isolated storm or two may produce strong to damaging downburst winds. Storms will also be capable of producing cloud-to-ground lightning, loud thunder, and brief intense rainfall. Localized flooding may become possible if storms repeatedly move over the same areas.

SLIGHTLY LOWER RAIN CHANCES SATURDAY… Storm coverage will be much lower tomorrow as slightly drier air begins moving into the region. Only isolated showers or thunderstorms are expected, with rain chances generally at or below 20%. Most communities will remain dry and hot on Saturday. High temperatures will be in the 92-98° range.

TRENDING DRIER FOR SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK… Sunday currently looks like the driest day of the next several days, with nearly all communities expected to remain dry. High temperatures will be in the 90s, with a few of the hottest inland communities approaching 100°. Rain chances remain on the low side Monday before gradually increasing Tuesday through Thursday. Scattered, mainly daytime storms may become more numerous toward the middle and latter part of next week.

TROPICS: GULF, CARIBBEAN, ATLANTIC REMAIN QUIET… There are no active named storms anywhere across the Atlantic Basin. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring one area of low pressure expected to develop along a front over the northeastern Atlantic closer to Spain and Portugal. This system has a low, 20% chance of acquiring tropical or subtropical characteristics over the next few days while moving toward Portugal and northwestern Spain. No disturbances are currently being highlighted in the Gulf or Caribbean Sea.

APP ALERTS… Keep the RedZone Weather app handy over the next day or so as I will have numerous updates posted as needed. redzoneweather.com/app is the link to the free download. Once the app is installed, visit the Alerts tab and customize your notification settings so you receive the alerts that are most useful to you.

See all the details in your Friday RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM Monday morning. I will have updates posted throughout the weekend, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.

Have a great weekend!

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