GORGEOUS WEEKEND AHEAD; TEMPS IN 40s BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY… It does not get much better for a weekend in the Deep South! Temperatures will peak in the mid-70s across south Alabama and northwest Florida this afternoon now that a cold front has moved by our region. Skies will be increasingly sunny today with clear skies expected tonight for the high school football games across our region. Kickoff temperatures will be in the 65-70 degree range at 7PM with temperatures closer to 57-60 degrees by the 4th quarter for many of the local games. Overnight lows by 6AM Saturday will be in the upper-40s across inland areas of south Alabama with low-50s more likely near the coast. Regardless of the specific temperature in your location, this definitely will feel like fall. Sunny skies will continue Saturday into Sunday.
30% CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORMING IN CARIBBEAN NEXT WEEK… Next week could see another tropical storm develop in the Caribbean Sea, this time most likely somewhere near Jamaica. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says there is now a 30% chance of an area of low pressure developing and becoming a tropical storm most likely around Tuesday or Wednesday of the upcoming week. Tropical development is NOT expected this weekend in the Caribbean. We note that global models continue to surprisingly be in good agreement, even in the medium-range, in suggesting a tropical storm will quickly develop and move northwest toward Cuba. Most of the major models ramp the system up to a hurricane as the system then races out into the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean after passing The Bahamas. While it is a bit surprising just how consistent models have been with this idea in the last few days, it is still far too early to rule out any impacts for the United States. I will continue to monitor trends this weekend and bring you the latest in the RedZone Weather app.
SEPARATE TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA… Another, totally separate tropical storm may develop in the days ahead in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean in areas southeast of Bermuda and north of the Lesser Antilles. NHC gives this a 30% chance of happening in the next 5 days. Regardless of if formal development happens with this system, direct U.S. impacts appear unlikely at this point.
TROPICAL WAVE NEAR PUERTO RICO FIZZLES OUT… The tropical wave we have been tracking for several days, now situated near Puerto Rico, has completely fizzled out. NHC lowered development odds to near 0% yesterday. INVEST 93L, as the tropical wave was known, is now off the board. Good news!
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