As Justin mentioned below, temps are finally getting back to normal or a little above. Our normal high is 87, and we are forecasting 89 today, and 91 tomorrow. There is only a very slim chance for a shower today in our southern and eastern counties. Scattered rain chances increase somewhat later this week ahead of a cold front. The latest model run shows another shot of cool and dry air (for the end of August) moving in by Sunday and hanging around on Monday, as well. More relief from the heat and humidity would be nice.
Meanwhile, check out the disturbance north of Puerto Rico. This will likely become Tropical Storm “Danny” in the near future. A hurricane hunter plane is investigating this afternoon. This system may parallel the east coast, possibly brushing the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and once again, Cape Cod. Let’s hope it does stay offshore. Here is the latest statement from the Hurricane Center:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED ABOUT
325 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. THIS SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION…AND UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AROUND 20 MPH. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE…GREATER THAN 50
PERCENT…OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL
STORM DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. INTERESTS
IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA THIS MORNING HAS MOVED INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES
WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.
ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
