Good Morning! Today should be dry and hot. But, an approaching front will bring some storms to north Alabama today. That’s the front that will bring a small chance of showers and thunderstorms to our forecast tomorrow. But, behind that front on Friday, expect a big drop in humidity. Some nice air. That nicer air will stick around this weekend, too. In the Tropics, all eyes are on Lee, which is expected to become a hurricane today. It’s already intensifying quickly, but it could undergo “Explosive rapid intensification to a major hurricane status within the next 48 to 72 hours. We’ll be watching Lee for several days. It’s ultimate future potential interaction with land is uncertain. Have a nice day! Here’s my brief forecast discussion.
TODAY: Mostly sunny & Hot. High 96. Heat index near or above 100. SE wind 5 to 10. Increasing clouds tonight. Low near 72.
Although central and south Alabama should be dry today. A few strong thunderstorms are possible across north Alabama ahead of an approaching front.
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That’s the front that will bring a small chance of showers and thunderstorms to our forecast tomorrow.
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NEXT FEW DAYS: That approaching front will bring Widely scattered storms on Thursday. But, behind that front on Friday, expect a big drop in humidity. Some nice air. That nicer air will stick around this weekend, too.
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TROPICAL UPDATE: There are currently three features in the east Atlantic.
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There’s only one we’re going to talk about. Make no mistake about it, LEE is going to become a big deal and its ultimate destination and potential interaction with land areas is not known. It is already quickly intensifying with 65 mph winds and is expected to become a hurricane today.
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Most models take Lee to Major Hurricane Status rather quickly. In fact, NHC is using words like, “Potential Explosive intensification in a very favorable environment. NHC takes the storm to 150 mph intensity in 72 hours. Cat 5 begins at 158 mph. Lee is expected to just miss the northern Leeward islands, but the track is uncertain.
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Here’s the Euro Ensemble Model tracks. You can see there are many possibilities.
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Could LEE ever threaten the eastern United states in the next 9-11 days? Too early to say.
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Thanks for reading this Blog this morning! This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1. I’ll have another update for you in the morning. Have a nice day!
–Rich