This weekend and the next couple of days will be pleasant for southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida residents. Everyone needs a break after the severe weather from Hurricane Helene.
However, as soon as that break occurs we will have to prepare from another storm developing in the Gulf that is highly likely to impact Gulf States in the next seven days. I will continue to monitor this storm. If the models and weather patterns remain the same, then a tropical storm is possible and would have a similar track to Hurricane Helene.
TONIGHT
Temperatures will drop into mid to upper 70s, with light winds from the south and southwest. There will be partly cloudy skies and lots of humidity. Traces of rain is possible until after sunset for Northeast Florida. However, it will no rain in Southeast Georgia.
SUNDAY FORECAST
Temperatures in the morning will begin in the low 70s, winds from the southwest, then shifting to the south, with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will peak into the upper 80s and lows 90s. Rain is possible for northeast Florida from 11 am to 8 pm. Chances of rain are between 10 and 30 percent. It will have little impact on your Sunday plans. The greatest rain chances will focus on the southern counties of NE Florida.
RIP CURRENT RISK - Rip currents remain high risk for the entire coast
LOOKING AHEAD
Throughout the week, we will have low chances for rain and clear to partly cloudy skies. Clouds return Thursday as rain chances increase. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be cloudy and humid as a tropical storm gets closer to land.
TRACKING THE TROPICS
Helene is currently a post-tropical cyclone bringing rain to the Midwest.
Hurricane Issac is located near latitude 41.3 North, longitude 38.4 West. Isaac is moving toward the northeast near 18 mph (30 km/h). Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph (155 km/h) with higher gusts. It is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone by next week. The estimated minimum central pressure is 968 mb.
Tropical Storm Joyce is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and a west-northwestward to northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through Sunday. A slow turn toward the north-northwest and north is forecast Sunday night and Monday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Joyce is forecast to gradually weaken, and could degenerate into a remnant low by early Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).
There is a disturbance off the coast of Cape Verde Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic. It is a low-pressure shift that is tailing Tropical Storm Joyce. It will likely continue to develop and become a tropical depression by next week. It will follow a similar path as Tropical Storm Joyce.
Formation chance through 48 hours is 30 percent. Formation chance through 7 days is 70 percent.
Western Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico there is an area of low pressure that will continue to grow and develop, likely into a tropical depression and then a storm. According to models, wind patterns and the NHC it is expected to move northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico. Formation chance through 48 hours is 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days is 50 percent.