DRIER AIR NEXT WEEK… The counterclockwise circulation of Hurricane Florence will be far-reaching, and for our local area, this is a good thing! Rain chances will be reduced this weekend into earlier next week as the remnant circulation of Florence (at that point) will pump drier air into our region from the north. This means that rain chances will be deflated somewhat compared to previous weeks. High temperatures over the next week will be around the 90° mark with morning lows in the 70s. No severe weather is expected across south Alabama and northwest Florida.

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FLORENCE RACING TOWARD CAROLINAS… Hurricane Florence continues to pack maximum sustained winds of 140 mph as the system makes a bee line for the coastal areas of North Carolina. We’re also watching Tropical Storm Isaac and a tropical wave in the southern Gulf of Mexico this morning. A few morning notes…

– Hurricane Florence remains a strong category 4 hurricane with max. winds at 140 mph. Further intensification is possible throughout the day. Don’t be shocked if Florence becomes a category 5 hurricane as strength fluctuations are expected before landfall.

– We remain on the evening video schedule. See all the details about Florence in long form text and video here.

– INVEST 95L is the tropical wave in the southern Gulf of Mexico moving northwest. The system will likely become a tropical storm before making landfall in Texas later this week into the weekend.

– Tropical Storm Isaac will begin to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Lesser Antilles over the next 36 hours. The longer range (5+ days out) forecast for Isaac is incredibly unclear, with many model solutions and not a lot of answers right now. We’ll keep you posted.

– Hurricane Helene is in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, well away from land. No direct impacts to land are expected in the days ahead.

– Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms will happen later today across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Severe weather is not expected. High temperatures will be around 91°.

– My next video will be posted this evening. We’ll have plenty more updates throughout the day here in the RedZone Weather app.

Have a nice Wednesday!

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