Forecasters call for a HIGH Risk of rip current through tonight. This means the surf is dangerous for ALL LEVELS of swimmers. pic.twitter.com/vimAUcy8Vv
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) May 29, 2019
On a boat this morning looking at Hurricane Michael storm damage, both inland (intracoastal waterway) and coastal. Cape San Blas first… Shrimp boat hasn’t moved since Michael. @DrLauraMyers @altvprof pic.twitter.com/0PCChL7kmq
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 29, 2019
Scattered thunderstorms will be the lead weather story as we go into the weekend… Storms will happen in the P.M. hours starting on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/owS2yMr2me
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 29, 2019
HOT WEATHER CONTINUES; SHOWERS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY… While rain chances today remain very low, we will likely have a few showers and thunderstorms around on Thursday. Temperatures will peak in the mid-90s this afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Could there be one or two rogue storms before the end of the day? Yes, but the odds of any given spot having rain remains very low for today. That begins to change over the next few days…
SCATTERED STORMS LIKELY INTO THE WEEKEND… Typically, we have pop-up thunderstorms in the peak heating hours each day in the summertime around our area. That is the pattern that will begin to take shape on Thursday into the weekend. Storms will be most numerous between 1PM and 5PM each day. Rain chances will be in the 20% to 50% range as we go into the weekend. Have a way to check the radar starting Thursday. These summer pop-up storms are typically well under severe limits, but that does NOT mean that they aren’t dangerous. In fact, we see a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning in these storms due to the high amount of atmospheric instability each day. Lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds are typically the main concerns.
HURRICANE SEASON STARTS SATURDAY… The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially starts on Saturday, June 1. We had Subtropical Storm Andrea a few days ago in the central Atlantic Ocean. The storm remained weak, unorganized, and did not directly affect land areas. Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, and Fernand are the next names on this year’s list. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has suggested that a “near normal” year is the most likely scenario for the upcoming season, meaning 11 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2-3 major hurricanes. Keep in mind – those numbers are representative of the entire Atlantic Basin, which also includes the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. We note that no tropical storms are forecast to develop over the next 5-7 days.
See all the details in your Wednesday #rzw forecast video… Have a great day!
