7:00 AM | ***An active tropical scene poses a threat (or two) to Florida***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Cape Canaveral, FL
Today
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, windy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Tropical storm conditions possible with showers and thunderstorms, windy, mild, muggy, upper 70’s for late night lows
Sunday
Tropical storm conditions possible with showers and thunderstorms, windy, warm, humid, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, breezy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
The Atlantic Basin tropical scene remains quite active today with multiple systems to monitor. One system over the Bahamas this morning is likely to strengthen as it heads slowly towards Florida over the next couple of days and a batch of showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Gulf of Mexico may organize as it moves westward. The tropical wave near the Bahamas will generate locally heavy rainfall for Florida and gusty winds as it heads in our direction. In addition, two tropical waves now exist in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the front running system will likely push into the eastern Caribbean Sea in several days and will have to be closely watched.
One final note, this happens to be Friday the 13th and only about 1% of full moons fall on a Friday the 13th. This one is even rarer as it is occurring near apogee, the farthest point in the moon's orbit. This hasn't happened since 1832 and won't happen again for more than 500 years.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com