Tropical Activity

Weather looking pretty good for the Triangle this afternoon as although isolated t-storms are possible throughout the day, the air will stay warm and winds should stay calm for the duration of the afternoon. Today's high was forecast to be 90 degrees Fahrenheit and we're getting pretty close to that so far.

The low pressure system just out front of the upper level trough is being squeezed between the Bermuda High and the Canadian High and is continuing to traverse the Appalachian Mountain Range on it's rare northward trek. Rain can be expected for the next few days in the mountains and surrounding areas.



WE HAVE MORE TROPICAL ACTIVITY!

Exciting right? Currently staff at the National Hurricane Center are keeping themselves busy with Tropical Storm Erick off the west coast of Mexico, and the port at Manzanillo, Mexico (Mexico's largest port) has been closed temporarily due to forecasts of between 3 and 5 inches of rain for the area and winds up to 60 mph.

More activity beginning to stir in the Eastern Atlantic as well as a tropical wave is beginning to make its advance on the Caribbean nations. Stay tuned for more information on this system over the next couple of days as it has the potential to be another one of our named tropical cyclones.

RED FLAG ALERTS!

I am pleased to inform you that there are currently no excessive heat or red flag warnings out in the west as Firemen and other emergency personnel have the flames under control and a small pocket of showers is moving across the region (Seen above on the radar). Thank you again to all the Emergency personnel who put their lives on the line for the safety of our citizens!

Independence Day

So, it's been about a week since my last post. Sorry about the length of time between posts. I hope everyone enjoyed the 4th yesterday as we remembered not only 237 years ago on this day in 1776, but also since then all of the troops who have given their lives to protect our rights and our freedom!

Weather down here in Florida has been pretty nice over the past couple of days. I understand that in NC there has been much rain and even a good bit of flooding in some places. The forecasts are looking like more of the same for both regions today: Showers and isolated afternoon t-storms with chances dying off in the evening after sunset and isolated t-storms here in Cocoa Beach this morning. Radar is looking pretty clean so far this morning for both places but with all the moisture, expect convection to take over this afternoon in forming the storms mentioned earlier in the forecasts.



Red Flag warnings diminishing throughout the southwest in NV/CA region as a bit of rain moved through and winds are beginning to die down in the region. Hopefully firemen will be able to get the fires under control before the next wave of fire-spreading dry winds moves through. Thank you so much for the group of 20, 19 of whom did not return, for fighting the flames in an attempt to get the fires under control. Your families are being prayed for and your services are more than appreciated. The amount of lives they saved by giving your own far surpasses the 19 that had to perish in the flames.



With Independence day having been yesterday, let us all remember our servicemen/women: military, national guard, police force, firemen/women, EMS. All protect our freedoms and help keep the domestic sector safe from natural disasters, diseases, and imposing international threats. Thank you to our servicemen/women!