After a relatively quiet weekend and start to the work week in many areas of the state, deeper tropical moisture will be surging in from the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Tuesday and Wednesday. A weak cold front approaching from the north (but never making it in) will induce a more dominant southwest wind […]
A weak non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to develop this weekend near the Florida Keys or in the Florida Straits. Forecast data suggests this weather feature will then drift toward The Bahamas and out to sea early next week. Outside of some slightly higher chances for afternoon showers or thunderstorms inland and offshore showers […]
Isolated storms are likely across most areas in the state through the end of the week. From the Panhandle to North Florida, sea breezes will develop isolated light to moderate showers near and over the I-10 corridor on Thursday and Friday. In Northeast Florida, scattered sea breeze showers will develop during the morning and march […]
A weak area of low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico will move across the peninsula Tuesday and Wednesday, keeping rain chances elevated and the risk for strong storms continuing through Wednesday. The heaviest rain Tuesday will be in parts of central Florida, shifting a bit to south Florida by Wednesday. Locally strong thunderstorms will […]
[promote-tropics]The 2015 Hurricane Season begins on a quiet note, which is nothing unusual. No tropical storm formation is expected in the next five days per The National Hurricane Center. The first week of June also signals the beginning of the rainy season for most areas. And like clockwork, the afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be […]
Signage is posted everywhere. Get A Plan. It’s the state's effort to encourage Floridians to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. Emergency officials want have been training for weeks to ensure resilience before and after a storm. Although this years forecast is for a below-average season, FEMA Director Craig Fugate makes it clear, reminding us that […]
The number one hurricane-related killer is water, not wind. A hurricane warning, however, has always been issued for the wind, not the water. This conflict of messaging has prompted the National Hurricane Center to re-think their products in recent years. Social science research and upgrades in GIS technology have enabled them to better define where and […]
The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Ana overnight, making it the first named storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season 23 days before it officially begins. As of 5 am Friday, Ana was nearly stationary about 160 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The forecast for Ana calls for some strengthening […]
