Quick update for those of you who are curious to know what’ll be happening tonight.
BROWARD: Still breezy. Scattered showers — rain heavy at times. Wind gusts to 35 mph.
DADE: Still breezy. Off/on showers, especially South Miami-Dade, wind gusts to 40 mph.
UPPER KEYS: Winds still to 40-45 mph overnight. Rain heavy at times. Isolated tornadoes.
LOWER KEYS: Still very windy & wet. Winds gusting to 45-60 mph. Rain heavy at times. Isolated tornadoes.
The weather will likely feature more sunshine and less wind by Wednesday afternoon with scattered thunderstorms. Thursday through Sunday should be partly sunny and mainly dry.
Here’s the best part: NOTHING brewing in the tropics!
I am so glad to hear that… have a good night –
– Paul
I just saw the 2 AM advisory on Ike which shows a slowing of its forward speed to 7 mph. Was this reflected in the forecast models used by the NHC? It seems that Ike’s movement is being influenced to some degree by the frontal boundary currently over the southeastern United States. Also, over the past several hours since Ike moved into the Gulf off of Cuba’s northwest coast, it has shown more of a northward component (more northwest than west-northwest) to its movement. Although this may be just temporary, I wonder how well the NHC models factored in the impacts upon Ike of the frontal boundary and high pressure currently over Texas.
Thank you for taking the time to read my comment, and I look forward to your feedback.
Jorge (from Kendall)