HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 105-110° RANGE THIS WEEKEND; WATCHING GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK… Very hot temperatures are expected across south Alabama and northwest Florida on this Friday AND into the weekend. High temperatures will be in the upper-90s and near 100° with heat index values in excess of 105°. While a few, rogue P.M. pop-up showers and thunderstorms may happen across the region, the vast majority of us across the region will remain dry. Our focus will be on the tropics over the next several days as four tropical waves are being monitored in the Atlantic Basin for possible development into named tropical storms.
GULF STORM MAY DEVELOP NEXT WEEK AND PUSH TOWARD TEXAS… Model guidance continues to indicate an area of low pressure may form in the central or western Gulf of Mexico early next week, specifically on Monday or Tuesday. Confidence is increasing that the potential tropical system may move westward toward Texas or Louisiana. It remains a bit too early to ascertain specific local impacts because of this system in south Alabama or northwest Florida but there is a real chance impacts may be limited to beach impacts (an increased rip current risk). I will continue to monitor trends this weekend and bring you the latest information in the RedZone Weather app.
THREE SEPARATE TROPICAL WAVES IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN… Not one, not two, but now three tropical waves are being tracked in the Atlantic Ocean between the Lesser Antilles and the western coast of Africa. It is too early to know if one or if any of these tropical waves will develop into named tropical storms OR if these systems will ever approach the continental United States.
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See all the details in your Friday RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a great weekend!
