Monday, October 17, 2011

Rina in Gulf Tuesday?

NHC has lowered their probability that an area of low pressure in the SE Gulf will develop into a TS. Daylight(Visible) satellite loops clearly showed a low level circulation just off the Yucatan, but all of the T-Storms were well to the east. Tonight's satellite and radar loops appear to indicate a new center forming north of the western tip of Cuba much closer to where T-Storms are firing. My friend Joe Bastardi is warning that this could be like the last storm that NHC didn't name that clobbered the east coast of FL except this time it'll be FL's west coast that could get hammered tomorrow. Fortunately for us, a strong cold front arrives Tuesday PM that will protect us from any impacts from this Gulf system. Will we see Rina tomorrow? Stay tuned!

In the short term, Tuesday will stay warm thru mid PM(80s) until the front arrives dramatically increasing winds from the NNW driving the coldest air since last April into SE LA/MS. Nights will be in the 30s N-Shore & 40s S-Shore with Daytime highs in the 60s Wed-Thursday. Get ready for some REAL Fall Feeling weather!

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