TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST… As of the 10PM Friday advisory, we don’t have much in the way of forecast changes to report. One change to pass along is the new Tropical Storm Watch that is in effect from the Okaloosa-Walton County line eastward to the Ochlockonee River in the Florida Panhandle. This includes Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Franklin counties in the Florida Panhandle. Miramar Beach, Sandestin, Blue Mountain Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Panama City, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Indian Pass, and Apalachicola are involved in this Tropical Storm Watch. This has been posted as these areas may have some fringe wind effects from what could be a tropical storm or hurricane passing to the southwest of these areas Monday into Tuesday.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR HURRICANE WATCH LOCALLY TOMORROW… There is a high chance that a Tropical Storm Watch or Hurricane Watch will be posted for northwest Florida, coastal Alabama, coastal Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana tomorrow. Landfall of TD19 (likely as a tropical storm or hurricane) is forecast to happen some time early next week from Monday through Wednesday, depending on the exact future track of the system.
NEXT UPDATE… I will have a special Saturday morning edition of our RedZone Weather forecast video posted by 7:15AM on Saturday. Be sure to tune in for that. Have a good evening!