5:00 AM | **"Major" Hurricane Florence headed for the Carolina coastline**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, a bit warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy and mild with chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, lows near 70 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 70’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warm, humid, chance of rain and thunderstorms late in the day and at night depending on the movement of Florence, low-to-mid 80’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, occasional rain and thunderstorms depending on the movement of Florence, upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, occasional rain and thunderstorms possible depending on the movement of Florence, upper 70’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, occasional rain and thunderstorms possible depending on the movement of Florence, near 80 degrees
Discussion
Hurricane Florence has rapidly intensified over the past 24 hours from category 2 status to “major” category 4. As Florence moves over very warm waters over the next couple of days, it should remain as a “major” hurricane and a climb to category 5 status is not out of the question. All signs continue to point to a WNW track for Florence over the next few days with a possible landfall late Thursday/early Friday along the Carolina coastline. Once Florence reaches the Carolinas, it’ll run into an “atmospheric road block” as very strong high pressure ridging is setting up to the north across the northwestern Atlantic and southeastern part of Canada. As a result of the slow down, Florence is likely to generate tremendous amounts of rainfall in the Carolinas and perhaps into at least parts of the Mid-Atlantic region (e.g., Virginia) over an extended period of time.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com