SATURDAY NIGHT
Temperatures drop into the low 70s and upper 60s, with breezy winds dropping to 6-8 miles per hour from the northeast and east with high humidity, cloudy skies, and low chances for rain. Traces of rain will continue into Sunday morning. Saturday evening rain accumulation is less than a tenth of an inch.
RIP CURRENT RISK
Rip current risk remains high for the rest of the weekend. Please consider not getting in the Atlantic Ocean this weekend due to potentially deadly conditions.
SMALL BOAT ADVISORY
Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SUNDAY
East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft expected.
Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.
SUNDAY FORECAST
Cloudy skies remain for Sunday morning with temperatures in the mid 60s, with winds from the east and southeast becomes breezy with gusts in the 20s at the same time temperatures peak into the afternoon around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Rain accumulation will be less than a 10th of an inch for Sunday.
LOOKING AHEAD
Rain chances end after Monday. There will be minimal instability in the atmosphere. Midweek will be filled with sunshine and little to no chance of rain. Temperatures will become cooler into the second half of the week with lows in the 50s.
TRACKING THE TROPICS
Tropical Storm Rafael
According to the National Hurricane Center, Rafael is moving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). The storm is expected to slow down and meander over the central Gulf of Mexico Sunday into Monday, then turn toward the south or south-southwest by Monday night.
SURF: Swells generated by Rafael will continue impacting portions of the northern and western Gulf Coast through the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
RAINFALL: Rainfall indirectly associated with the moisture from Rafael is expected to lead to 3 to 6 inches of rain, with local amounts to 10 inches, across portions of the Upper Texas Coast into Southwest and Central Louisiana through Sunday morning. This rain will lead to potentially significant flash flooding.
There is also a disturbance near the Bahamas. Some storms are east of the central Bahamas. These storms are associated with a trough of low pressure. Slow development is occurring but has a low chance of further developing. Formation chance through 48 hours is 10%. Formation chance through 7 days is 10%.