5PM Advisory on Arthur

500 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

....ARTHUR MOVING SLOWLY OVER YUCATAN...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE
AND FOR THE COAST OF YUCATAN FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE
BORDER WITH BELIZE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES...125 KM...NORTHWEST OF BELIZE CITY AND ABOUT 195 MILES...315
KM...SOUTHWEST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.

ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...
AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF ARTHUR COULD EMERGE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS MAINLY OVER WATER EAST OF THE CENTER. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION TONIGHT...BUT IT COULD THEN REGAIN TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH IF IT EMERGES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

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Tropical Storm Arthur Forms

As of 1PM: POSITION...18.1 N...88.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

Next update at 2PM.
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Update on Disturbed Weather

The latest from the NHC:

THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PREVIOUSLY LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA HAS MOVED INLAND OVER BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA
OF SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS PRIMARILY OVER THE WATERS NORTH AND EAST
OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
TODAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA. HOWEVER...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL CYCLONE
TO FORM IF THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
ON SUNDAY.

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Update from the NHC

SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

....CORRECT SPELLING OF GUATEMALA...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FORMER
EASTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM ALMA...IS CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN BELIZE. THE LOW IS MOVING
SLOWLY WESTWARD...AND THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THIS SYSTEM IS
BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IF
THE CENTER REMAINS OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. EVEN IF NO DEVELOPMENT
OCCURS...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER PORTIONS OF HONDURAS...EL SALVADOR...
GUATEMALA...BELIZE...AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO. FUTURE TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM AS NECESSARY.
FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS
FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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Rainy Season has Begun and Tropical News

The 2008 rainy season has officially begun. According the the NWS Miami May 22 was the beginning, two days later than the median start date of May 20. This is generally calculated by using the daily minimum average temperature of the dew point. After three days of a minimum temperature at or above 70F and average dew point at or above 70F the rainy season has begun. We were almost there last week until the previous cold front came through the area drying us out and lowering our low temperatures a bit.

Earlier tonight the NHC issued a special statement about the remnants of Tropical Depression Alma now in the Gulf of Honduras. Current thinking is that this system will not immediately regenerate but will need to be watched since the models indicate that it may become a closed circulation system again. Most of the models do track the system heading back towards the west. Of course check back here for updates.

One last reminder, the 2008 Hurricane Season begins on Sunday.

More updates tomorrow.

Pacific - First Depression of 2008

Just in from the NHC:

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP012008
800 PM PDT WED MAY 28 2008

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS NEAR COSTA RICA...EXPECTED TO BRING
HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA...

AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF COSTA RICA.  A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
PACIFIC COAST OF NICARAGUA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.5 WEST OR ABOUT 105
MILES...165 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO BLANCO COSTA RICA AND ABOUT
130 MILES...210 KM...SOUTH OF MANAGUA NICARAGUA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH.  A TURN TO THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTS OF COSTA RICA AND
NICARAGUA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10
TO 15 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA FROM COSTA RICA
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...EL
SALVADOR...AND GUATEMALA.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF
20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN.  THESE RAINS MAY
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...10.2 N...86.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200
AM PDT.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN/RHOME

Active Weather Day

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch was allowed to expire at 9PM. There were reports of damage from the tri-county area due to today's activity. Flooding in Palm Beach county at one point in Delray Beach at the intersection of Linton Blvd. and Congress Avenue. There was also a tornado warning for Plam Beach county early this evening. Gold ball size hail at I-95 and Delray Beach Blvd.

Hail was also reported in Broward and Miami Dade. Here is a list of today's reports:

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON

.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

0636 PM TSTM WND GST OPA-LOCKA 25.90N 80.26W
05/24/2008 M45.00 MPH MIAMI-DADE FL ASOS

ASOS AT OPA-LOCKA AIRPORT REPORTED 45 MPH WIND GUST

0641 PM FLOOD DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 PALM BEACH FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTED ROADWAY FLOODING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF LINTON BLVD AND CONGRESS AVE

0641 PM FLOOD DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 PALM BEACH FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTED WATER INTRUDING ON HOMES AT
NASSAU STREET

0730 PM TSTM WND GST DOLPHINS STADIUM 25.95N 80.24W
05/24/2008 M50.00 MPH MIAMI-DADE FL MESONET

MESONET AT DOLPHIN STADIUM REPORTED 50 MILE AN HOUR WIND
GUST.

0748 PM TSTM WND GST DORAL 25.84N 80.36W
05/24/2008 M51.00 MPH MIAMI-DADE FL MESONET

MESONET AT RONALD REGAN HIGH SCHOOL REPORTED A 51 MPH
WIND GUST

0810 PM FLOOD DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 PALM BEACH FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTED INTERSECTION OF LINTON BLVD AND
CONGRESS AVE IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAY

0810 PM FLOOD DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 PALM BEACH FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

DELRAY BEACH PD REPORTED WATER CONTINUE TO INTRUDE ON
HOMES AT NASSAU STREET.
0230 PM HAIL 5 SSW KENDALL 25.62N 80.35W
05/24/2008 E0.25 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL NWS EMPLOYEE

REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ALONG SOUTH DIXIE
HIGHWAY IN PERRINE.

0232 PM HAIL PERRINE 25.62N 80.34W
05/24/2008 E0.25 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL NWS EMPLOYEE

NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL IN PERRINE NEAR S.
DIXIE HIGHWAY

0240 PM HAIL MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIR 25.80N 80.29W
05/24/2008 E0.25 INCH MIAMI-DADE FL NWS EMPLOYEE

NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL STATE ROAD 836 AND
87TH AVE

0328 PM TSTM WND GST MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIR 25.80N 80.29W
05/24/2008 M 49 MPH MIAMI-DADE FL ASOS

MIAMI ASOS REPORTED 49 MPH WIND GUST AT 328PM

0350 PM TSTM WND DMG HOMESTEAD 25.48N 80.47W
05/24/2008 MIAMI-DADE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

HOMESTEAD PD REPORTED POWER OUTAGE THROUHOUT FLORIDA CITY
AND ALONG 288ST BETWEEN 137 AND 147 AVE

0408 PM HAIL COOPER CITY 26.06N 80.27W
05/24/2008 E0.25 INCH BROWARD FL TRAINED SPOTTER

SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL COOPER CITY NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF FLAMINGO AND GRIFFIN ROAD

0424 PM TSTM WND GST PALM BEACH 26.70N 80.04W
05/24/2008 M 52 MPH PALM BEACH FL ASOS

PBI ASOS REPORTED 52 MPH WIND GUST AT 424PM

0440 PM TSTM WND DMG HOMESTEAD 25.48N 80.47W
05/24/2008 MIAMI-DADE FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

HOMESTEAD PD REPORTED WIND DAMAGE AT 1 SPEEDWAY BLVD

0459 PM HAIL COOPER CITY 26.06N 80.27W
05/24/2008 E0.50 INCH BROWARD FL NWS EMPLOYEE

NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL COOPER CITY NEAR
58TH STREET

0503 PM HAIL COOPER CITY 26.06N 80.27W
05/24/2008 E0.88 INCH BROWARD FL PUBLIC

PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL OF NICKEL SIZE.

0542 PM HAIL DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 E1.75 INCH PALM BEACH FL TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT 542 PM AT 6TH
STREET AND ATLANTIC AVE

0543 PM HAIL DELRAY BEACH 26.46N 80.09W
05/24/2008 E1.75 INCH PALM BEACH FL TRAINED SPOTTER

SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL DELRAY BEACH AT
INTERSTATE 95 AND ATLANTIC AVE

Tomorrow we still expect a cold front to move through to lower of humidity and temperatures just a little bit.

Update

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1008
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0520 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CNTRL/SERN FL PENINSULA

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 346...

VALID 242220Z - 242315Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 346
CONTINUES.

ALTHOUGH STORM COVERAGE HAS GENERALLY DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF CNTRL
AND SRN FL...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. HAIL AND DMGG WIND GUSTS REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREATS.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS STILL
PRESENT OVER MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...EVEN IN THE WAKE OF
CONVECTION. STORMS ARE REDEVELOPING ACROSS NRN PARTS OF THE WATCH
AREA AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE HAS FINALLY CONVERGED WITH THE
WEST COAST SEA BREEZE. IN GENERAL THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE AS
INTENSE AS EARLIER AS SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY BEGINS TO DECREASE.
FARTHER S BETWEEN VRB AND MIA ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY STILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SEA BREEZE MERGER BEFORE THE WLY STEERING FLOW
GRADUALLY BRINGS THE STORMS INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
346 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH FLORIDA

BROWARD, COLLIER, GLADES, HENDRY, MAINLAND MONROE, MIAMI-DADE AND
PALM BEACH.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CLEWISTON...FLAMINGO...
FORT LAUDERDALE...LA BELLE...MIAMI...MOORE HAVEN...
NAPLES AND WEST PALM BEACH.

HAIL TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS
IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND
LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS
CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

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Increased Risk of Severe Weather

From the SPC:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0998
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0918 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...FL PENINSULA

CONCERNING...OUTLOOK UPGRADE

VALID 241418Z - 241515Z

THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL BE UPGRADED TO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS IN THE FORTHCOMING 1630Z OUTLOOK WITH MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
ADDITIONALLY...A WW MAY BE NEEDED BY 1630Z.

CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR PULSE SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP ONCE
AGAIN TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH. 500 MB
TEMPERATURES ON OBSERVED 12Z SOUNDINGS ACROSS FL TODAY OF NEAR -8 TO
-10 C WILL COOL FURTHER AS THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS DIGS SWD. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S AND DEW
POINTS IN THE 70S WILL CREATE A MODERATELY TO VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS
OVER MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
ALTHOUGH SHEAR IS GENERALLY WEAK...SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT...MAINLY
ALONG THE EAST COAST...AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR
INTENSE STORMS CAPABLE OF DMGG WINDS AND HAIL. ADDITIONALLY...WITH
PWAT VALUES CLOSE TO 2 INCHES LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY. A WW
MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

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More Rain on Saturday

You can not say we do not need it, more rain on Saturday. A few strong to severe storms in the area this afternoon with a couple of reports of hail in Coral Springs. I think we may see the same tomorrow with the NWS forecasting a 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms tomorrow.

Sunday we should see a "cold front" sweep through the area that will bring a few showers with it. For Monday we will have slightly cooler temps and a bit less humidity.

Here is a list of the severe weather reports from today:

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON

.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

0235 PM TSTM WND GST TAMARAC 26.21N 80.27W
05/23/2008 M59 MPH BROWARD FL BROADCAST MEDIA

WIND GUST OF 59 MPH MEASURED FROM A MESONET STATION AT
NOB HILL AND COMMERCIAL.
0210 PM HAIL CORAL SPRINGS 26.27N 80.27W
05/23/2008 E0.88 INCH BROWARD FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

NICKLE HAIL FALLLING AT INTERSECTION OF WILES AND ROCK
ISLAND ROAD.

0225 PM HAIL CORAL SPRINGS 26.27N 80.27W
05/23/2008 E0.88 INCH BROWARD FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

NICKLE HAIL FELL AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST ATLANTIC
BLVD AND RIVER SIDE DRIVE. ALSO WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
50 MPH.

0225 PM TSTM WND DMG CORAL SPRINGS 26.27N 80.27W
05/23/2008 BROWARD FL LAW ENFORCEMENT

CANOPY BLOWN OVER AT A PARK IN CORAL SPRINGS AREA.

Have a great night, more tomorrow.

NOAA Issues 2008 Hurricane Season Forecast

NOAA released their forecast for this hurricane season and they are calling for a normal to slightly above normal season. This translates to 12 to 16 named storms, six to nine hurricanes and two to five major hurricanes.

You can find the full report here.

Here you can find the Sun-Sentinel's report, and the Miami Herald's article.

Locally we finally had rain today. When I checked the rain gauge tonight looks like we had about .32 inches of rain which is the most we have had in a single day so far this month. At the same time this broke our string of 93F plus days. Although yesterday we did top out at 96F at PMP.

More tornadoes hit the middle portion of our country today killing one in Colorado. There was a mile-wide tornado that you can read about here. At this time there is still a high risk of tornadoes in western Kansas and a moderate risk surrounding this area. So far today 39 tornadoes have been reported.

The map below will be updated by the SPC through tonight for storm event counts and locations.

Another Hot Day

Pompano hit 94F today while FLL hit 97F. There were a few strong storms over northern Palm Beach county and at this time all the activity has faded. Along with the heat we also had gusty conditions with observations this afternoon. Pompano had winds between 15 and 20 MPH with a few gusts about 35 MPH.

Just checked the METARs from PMP today and it actually looks like the high will officially be 95F, we will see in the morning.

Looks like one more very warm day and then we should moderate a little and with a slight chance of rain between now and Saturday.

Have a great night and drink plenty of liquids.

Still Very Warm

Not quite baking yet here in Pompano. At 3PM it was 88F, down 2 degrees from last hour. With the winds currently from the SSE instead of the expected SW we "moderated" a little bit. Looking at the other observations in the area such as FLL at 93F with winds from the WNW and FXE at 91F with winds from the WSW I see no reason for us to cool down any further.

At least the smoke smell in the air from the Everglades fires has diminished. Though we will likely have the smell around again in the morning.

Also looking at the calender, tomorrow will mark two weeks before the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. I will be posting more about the season as we countdown the days.

Finally keep an eye on my Twitter for the latest in the area weather and other odds and ends from time-to-time.

Lake Okeechobee Drops Again

The latest from the lake, not surprising since there really has been no rain in the area.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE

12 midnight avg lake lvl 9.88 -0.05

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Sunday was Hot

Just looking at the high/low reports from yesterday and even by Florida standards it was hot! Here is the reports from the airports:

AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS HIGH LOW PCPN   FORT LAUDERDALE INTL :FLL 96 79 0.01  FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC :FXE 96 77 0.00  MIAMI INTERNATIONAL :MIA 96 79 0.00  NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT :APF 86 79 T  OPA LOCKA AIRPORT :OPF 93 77 0.07  PEMBROKE PINES :HWO 95 77 T  POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT :PMP 95 78 0.00  WEST KENDALL/TAMIAMI AP :TMB 95 75 0.00  WEST PALM BEACH :PBI 94 76 0.24   

(Hopefully that comes out readable.)


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Record High Saturday at FLL

   ..RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE   A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE YESTERDAY.  THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1967.     
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Home Station Down

The home station has not reported data for a couple hours so it is down for the time being. I will get it back in service as soon as I can.

Thanks for all the emails informing me of this :)
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Warm Weekend Ahead

It will feel like summer this weekend with highs around 90. The humidity will return starting tomorrow as the winds begin to shift. Along with the wind shift we will see an ever so slight increase in the chance of rain but I am not expecting anything wide spread through Monday.

A follow up from last night's post. This afternoon CNN began to report that there could more than 100000 deaths in Myanmar due to last weekend's cyclone. You can read more about the storm and the recovery efforts here at CNN.com.

For those who would like to help out financially you can go to Google's home page to donate to UNICEF or follow my link.

Possibly 50000 Killed in Burma

When Cyclone Nargis hit Burma on Saturday it caused extensive damage to the area and some reports have the death toll climbing to a possible 50000. Some areas had as much as two days notice but the magnitude of the storm may not have been understood by those who live there.

Winds exceeded 120mph leaving structures stripped to frames or less. Cyclone Nargis has had the largest death toll of a natural event since the tsunami of 2004 on Boxing Day killed an estimated 31000 in Sri Lanka.

Here is a great article from the BBC covering the cyclone:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7384041.stm

Special Weather Statment

900 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2008

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA REGARDING HAZY
CONDITIONS AND SMOKE ACROSS A FEW PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST METRO
AREAS THIS MORNING. SEVERAL FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESE
CONDITIONS. ONE IS A VERY STABLE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE THAT IS NOT
ALLOWING ANY MIXING TO OCCUR. ANOTHER IS THAT SEVERAL LARGE FIRES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA WERE OCCURRING OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS...IN CENTRAL COLLIER COUNTY AND IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME PATCHY FOG OVER THE EASTERN METRO AREAS THIS
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STABLE LOCAL
ATMOSPHERE...LINGERING FOG AND SMOKE AND A LIGHT WESTERLY WIND FLOW
ACROSS THE REGION HAS CREATED HAZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST COAST
METRO AREAS. AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...THE DAY TIME HEATING WILL
HELP TO DISSIPATE THE FOG...PROMOTE GREATER VERTICAL MIXING AND HELP
DILUTE THE HAZY CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE
SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND THIS ALSO WILL HELP TO DILUTE
THE HAZE AS FRESHER AIR WILL MOVE INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS.

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Sorry about the test post, just checking to see if it is working.
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