Heavy downpours and isolated flooding impacted South Florida
earlier this afternoon and will continue to be a nuisance to the central and
southern portion of the sunshine state during the next couple of days.
A disturbance in the middle levels of the atmosphere has
developed over the Bahamas and is tracking westward with promises of disrupting
all types of outdoor activities from Miami south into the Keys and extending
west affecting the white sandy beaches from Marco Island into Cape Coral. The
greatest intensity of these thunderstorms are expected to take place mostly during
the afternoon hours and will be accompanied by low lying area flooding as well
as gusty winds.
As we approach the latter half of the weekend, this system
is forecast to move into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico where it may become
better organized as it takes on tropical characteristics.
Tropics:
Things are slowly beginning to shape up as we approach the
peach of hurricane season. Aside from the disturbance mentioned above, the
Atlantic Ocean has given birth to the sixth tropical depression of the season.
This depression, currently located thousands of miles east of the United States
is currently moving northwest at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
No watches or warnings have been emitted, however, it is expected that this
system will gain enough strength to become the next tropical storm by this
evening or tomorrow morning.
Wishing you all a good evening,
Jen Gonzale
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