9/23 - Monday

Warm start to the week, Eye on the tropics • Today will be dry with a pleasant morning in the 60s/70s and a warm afternoon near 90 degrees. • We have several sunny and warm days ahead. • A moderate rip current risk at local beaches. • Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s tomorrow and Wednesday. • A named storm in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring increased rain and wind to our area starting Thursday. TROPICS: • A broad area of low pressure in the Caribbean has a high chance of tropical development as it approaches and moves into the Gulf of Mexico. • The current forecast would bring it on Thursday to the NE Gulf of Mexico coastline. • Tropical watches and warnings may be issued later today or tonight for the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba. • Clouds, rain, wind, and rough seas could impact our area as early as Thursday. • The expected tropical system would likely be moving away from our area through the day on Friday. • Plenty of time to monitor and for refinements to the forecast, but we will be watching closely through this week. • The next name on the list is "Helene" TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm. HIGH: 90 TONIGHT: Mostly clear. LOW: 69 MONDAY: Mostly sunny. 68/90 TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. 69/88 WEDNESDAY: Mostly to partly sunny. 72/88 THURSDAY: Tracking the tropics: Mostly cloudy, Humid with rain and wind increasing. 75/85 FRIDAY: Decreasing clouds with a few showers. 75/88 SATURDAY: Partly sunny with a few showers. 75/86 SUNDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated shower. 75/86