Hurricane Maria will slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain over the next couple of days and then turn northward in the western Atlantic. There is likely to be some interaction between Maria and the remains of Jose spinning in the north Atlantic which will have an influence on the future path of Maria. It is still too early to write off the possibility that Hurricane Maria will eventually have some kind of impact on the US east coast.
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Hurricane Maria continues to push away from Puerto Rico and will slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain over the next couple of days. After that, there is likely to be some interaction between Maria and the remains of Jose which will have an influence on the future path of Maria. It is still too early to write off the possibility that Hurricane Maria will eventually have some kind of impact on the US east coast.
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Hurricane Maria is a “major” hurricane and is headed right for Puerto Rico with tremendous rain and wind. After Maria strikes Puerto Rico, it is likely to turn to the north and slide east of the Bahamas. Eventually, the remains of Jose are likely to prevent Maria from ever reaching the US coastline as it should provide an atmospheric “escape route” for Maria to go out-to-sea.
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Hurricane Maria is now a “major” hurricane and is headed right for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Maria will likely make landfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday as a “major” hurricane and then slide just to the east of the Bahama Islands. After that, Maria is likely to continue heading in the general direction of the Southeast US, but whether it ever actually reaches there is simply too soon to determine.
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The tropics remain very active with Hurricane Jose likely to move uncomfortably close to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US coastline over the next few days. Other tropical systems are likely to threaten the US as well as we progress through the latter part of the month and Maria and Lee – both alive and well over the eastern Atlantic – will have to be closely monitored.
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With the return of sunshine, temperatures have responded noticeably and we’ll stay well up in the 80’s for highs during the next several days. Jose continues to drift slowly over the Atlantic and will likely have no impact at all on the interior part of the Southeast US.
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The remains of Irma will pull away from the region today and we’ll enjoy much improvement with plenty of sunshine returning to northern Alabama. With the return of sunshine, temperatures will respond dramatically and afternoon highs should be right around the 80 degree mark – much more typical of mid-September than what we experienced during the past couple of days.
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The remains of Irma will continue to have an effect on the region with cool conditions and showers still likely. There is a change coming, however, and the latter part of the week and weekend look noticeably warmer with the return of sunshine on a daily basis.
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Irma’s remains will continue to affect the Tennessee Valley for another day, but there is warmer and drier weather coming to the region later this week. A blocking pattern in the upper-atmosphere is causing Irma to grind to a halt in its northward advance and this will keep us unsettled through tomorrow night. By the weekend, temperatures are likely to return to the middle 80’s for highs with the return of sunshine.
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A weakened Irma will head into southwestern Georgia today and then turn northwestward towards the Tennessee Valley region. At 8am, Irma was moving NNW at 18 mph and classified as a tropical storm with max sustained winds at 70 mph and a central pressure of 970 mb. As it arrives over the Tennessee Valley late this evening into Tuesday morning, it is expected to weaken to a tropical depression spreading 2 to 3 inches of rainfall with isolated amounts up to 4 inches across the area. Winds are also expected to be between 20 to 25 MPH with higher gusts up to 40 to 45 MPH. Due to strong high pressure ridging across the Great Lakes region, Irma’s remains will stall out in its advance to the north and gradually dissipate over the Tennessee Valley over the next few days.
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