3 tropical cyclones before the season even starts?
May 29, 2020 at 8:49 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s off to a crazy start and it hasn’t even started officially. The 2020 hurricane season officially starts Monday June 1st. and goes through Nov. 30th.
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May 29, 2020 at 8:49 PM
Bob Harrigan
Chief Meteorologist
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s off to a crazy start and it hasn’t even started officially. The 2020 hurricane season officially starts Monday June 1st. and goes through Nov. 30th.
Read More...
First Alert Weather - 6:00pm May 29, 2020
Bob Harrigan
Chief Meteorologist
3 tropical cyclones before the season even starts?
May 29, 2020 at 8:49 PM
Bob Harrigan
Chief Meteorologist
First Alert Weather - 6:00pm May 29, 2020
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s off to a crazy start and it hasn’t even started officially. The 2020 hurricane season officially starts Monday June 1st. and goes through Nov. 30th.
So far in May this year we have had 2 named storms and we are watching an area in the Atlantic, SE of Bermuda which has a good chance of developing over the weekend.
There have been 4 other years in the past 150 years in which we have seen 2 tropical cyclones develop before the 1st. day of the Atlantic basin hurricane season.
There has never been a year in which 3 named storms have develop prior the start. So far we have had Arthur and Bertha. The next name to be used is Cristobal.
For the Suncoast we can expect partly cloudy skies on Saturday with a 40% chance for scattered afternoon and early evening storms. Winds will be light out of the SE with a west wind developing later in the day. The high on Saturday will be close to average around 90.
By the way if your heading over to the east coast to check out the launch of the Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket the weather is not looking all that great. I’m giving it a 50% chance for a go due to some storms which may be around at 3:22 p.m.
Could be scrubbed again (Source: WWSB)
Sunday a little drier air will filter in and bring the rain chances down to 20% under partly cloudy skies. Highs on Sunday around 90.
For boaters on Saturday winds will be light out of the SE at 5-10 knots followed by west winds at 10 kts. later in the day. Seas will be 2 feet or less and a light chop on the bays and inland waters.
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Well with the start of hurricane season less than one month away it is always interesting to see what is going on with the main fuel source for these tropical cyclones just prior to the start of the season which goes from June 1st. through Nov. 30th.
The first topic consists of determining your risk. Begin today by thinking about what types of threats you might face in your area. These threats could include damaging winds, flooding, tornadoes or even rip currents.
The early forecast for the number of storms and the intensity is out from Dr. Philip Klotzbach from Colorado State and his team is projecting an above average season.
It was just a week ago we were watching an area of disturbed weather in the SW Gulf of Mexico that eventually developed into Tropical Storm Nestor and brought some heavy rain and damaging tornadoes to Florida.
Near record breaking temperatures everyday this week with highs in the low to mid 90′s for the 1st. 4 days of Fall. This will not change over the weekend.
Strong upper winds and dry air will be the demise of tropical storm Karen as it eventually weakens to a trough of low pressure early next week. The trough of low pressure may get close enough to Florida to bring in some instability and moisture next week which will enhance our rain chances.
For the 1st. 2 days of Fall temperatures soared into the low to mid 90′s here along the Suncoast. The official high was 93 degrees just 2 degrees shy of the record.
Well, well, well, the 1st. day of Fall and it felt like the peak of Summer with a near record breaking high of 93 degrees at the Sarasota/Bradenton airport.
This is it! Finally summer is just about over and we can get ready for cool dry weather right? Well no, not really. Summer officially ends on Monday morning.
A taste of some slightly cooler air was felt on Thursday across the area. This will continue Friday morning but should quickly moisten up over the weekend.
Well here we go again! The two of the most reliable storm forecast models are at odds as to what is going to happen with this tropical system over the next several days.
At FPL, safety is the cornerstone of our commitment to customers and employees. FPL urges Floridians to be prepared and be aware of potential safety hazards at all times, especially before, during and after severe weather.
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