7:00 AM | **Tropical Storm "Fred" nears the Caribbean island of Hispaniola**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Melbourne, Florida
Today
Mainly sunny, warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; E-SE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 70’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite breezy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, quite breezy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
A tropical system near the Caribbean island of Hispaniola has intensified enough to be classified as a named storm ("Fred"). It is likely to impact southern Florida by the early part of the weekend and then spill out over the eastern Gulf of Mexico before perhaps reaching the panhandle region of western Florida on its way to the north. Longer term, it is quite possible that the remains of this tropical storm push northward through the eastern states and right along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains bringing rain with it later next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
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