TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL BECOMES HURRICANE SHORTLY
Good morning everyone. Tropical Storm Michael is rapidly developing as expected and will probably be a Hurricane between next advisory and this evening. The Gulf Coast, specifically the Panhandle of Florida, is faced with the biggest threat; but Michael will have long reaching effects, even up here for the New York City area.
Locally, the cool weather has moved back in temporarily in this fight between warmer air and a maritime push. This typically means clouds and east winds, and today will be no different. Look for low clouds, a stiff easterly breeze, and maybe even a few sprinkles; highs in the mid to upper 60’s.
Warmer air winds out tomorrow, as does the humidity. Expect a few peeks of sun and highs a muggy 75-80. Wednesday looks like the “sunniest” day of the bunch, with some extra peeks of sun through the clouds. The humidity sticks around and look for highs in the upper 70’s to low 80’s, but only low 80’s if we get some extra sun. For Thursday and Friday, we continue to watch what Michael does in terms of squally remnants, but wether we get rain or not, the result will be the same weekend-wise.
Sun will return for Saturday and Sunday, but we’ll have the coolest air of the season so far as Michael combines with a strong cold front, pulling down some dry Canadian air. As of this moment, we’re looking at possibly upper 50’s to low 60’s as highs. We could even see some upper 30’s as lows in suburban/rural areas.
The latest on Michael below….
WESTERN ATLANTIC SATELLITE
As of this morning and as I type, Tropical Storm Michael is slowly drifting its way towards the Gulf and already has 70mph winds with him. Development has been rapid and long before many outlets mentioned Hurricane, I stated that we could have a decent size hurricane on our hands.
This is looking to be a sad reality and the Florida panhandle looks to be in for it. If the path holds, Apalachicola and St George Island may see the brunt of this in terms of highest winds and storm surge. The panhandle east of this area is sparsely populated compared to the rest of the state, but we still have some population centers that need to pay attention and follow the instructions of their local government and officials.
After landfall, Michael will combine with an approaching cold front and race towards the Mid-Atlantic/East coast via an inland route. This means copious amounts of rain and squally conditions in areas that don’t need it. The only saving grace is that he’ll be on the move and will only be able to dump so much.
The bigger story for our area will be the cool air he helps pull down behind as he and a vigorous cold front depart.
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