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Scattered to Numerous
Showers & Thunderstorms Statewide Today...Some
Storms May Become Severe...All Storms Will
Likely Produce Heavy Rainfall and Frequent
Lightning...Moderate Risk of Rip Currents
Expected at All Atlantic Coast Beaches Today...
Updated 10:00 AM EDT Friday
Another day of scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms will be possible statewide.
Abundant moisture associated with a tropical
disturbance near Southeast Florida and another
weather disturbance near southeastern Louisiana
will blanket the state today. East to southeast
flow around high pressure over the southwestern
Atlantic will also be able to pull tropical
moisture northward across the state. Energy from
these features combined with energy from a cold
front to the north and afternoon sea breezes
will trigger thunderstorms across the region.
Showers and thunderstorms will be able to form
early this morning near the South Florida coast
and along the Florida Panhandle coast, though
the best chance for rainfall over land areas
statewide will be during the afternoon and
evening hours.
Showers and storms along the sea breeze will
develop and move inland by the afternoon. Due to
easterly winds, the east coast sea breeze will
travel further inland than the west coast sea
breeze. This will likely result in a sea breeze
collision over the western Peninsula late this
afternoon. Over the Panhandle, storms offshore
will steadily move inland this afternoon.
A few thunderstorms this afternoon may become
strong or severe. The main threat with any
thunderstorm will be frequent and dangerous
lightning, but stronger storms may also produce
gusty winds up to 50mph and heavy rainfall of
1-3 inches which may cause localized flooding.
In addition, brief waterspouts of funnel clouds
may be possible today, mainly along Gulf Coast
areas.
Click here for the latest watches, warnings and
advisories issued by the National Weather
Service for your county.
Overall, the best chance for more numerous
and widespread storms activity will be over
southern Florida, West Central Florida and the
Florida Panhandle. Most storm activity over the
Peninsula should dissipate or move offshore by
midnight while some isolated showers or storms
may linger across the Panhandle and Gulf coastal
waters overnight.
Abundant cloud cover should keep temperatures in
the upper 80s to low 90s for most areas, which
should keep heat index values below 105
statewide today.
Increasing east winds will produce a moderate
risk of rip currents at all Atlantic Coast
beaches today.
Click here to view your local beach forecast.
A large tropical wave in the central Caribbean
Sea is producing scattered disorganized showers
and thunderstorms. There is a 10% chance that
this wave could become a topical depression
within the next 48 hours as it move slowly
westward towards Central America. Elsewhere,
tropical activity is not expected.
Check the latest updates from the National
Hurricane Center by clicking
here.
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