A strong cool front passed through the region yesterday and it ushered in dry air for central Florida, but also set off a windy pattern that will stick around right through the weekend. In fact, winds can gust to 25 mph or so during the next several days; primarily, from a northeasterly direction. Moisture will try to return this weekend and the chance for scattered showers will be on the rise on both Saturday and Sunday.
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A strong cool front has passed through the region and it’ll usher in dry conditions for central Florida, but also a windy pattern that will actually stick around through the week. In fact, winds can gust to 30 mph or so during the next several days; primarily, from a north-to-northeast direction. Moisture will try to return this weekend and the chance for scattered showers will be on the rise.
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Tropical Storm Eta pushed through the northern half of the state on Thursday and is now off the Carolina coastline as a "post-tropical" cyclone and moving farther away. Another tropical wave is pushing through the Caribbean Sea towards Central America and is likely to be the next "named" storm of the tropical season. It turns drier around here today in the wake of Eta and the weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent for the middle part of November.
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Tropical Storm Eta Eta will cross the northern part of Florida today and will then exit into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. There will continue to be windy and warm conditions around here today along with occasional showers and possible thunderstorms as TS Eta crosses the state. By Friday, a strong ridge of high pressure will drift closer to Florida and it’ll turn drier around here and the winds should relax with a weakening pressure gradient. The weekend is shaping up to be quite nice with plenty of sun on both days.
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Eta reached hurricane status this morning as a category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, but that is likely its peak intensity as it should weaken during the next several hours while encountering increasing vertical wind shear and some dry air. Nonetheless, much of western Florida - including the Tampa area - will experience heavy rain squalls today and tonight with localized flash flooding, damaging wind gusts and possible tornadoes. As a weakening system on Thursday, the remains of Eta will cross the northern part of the Florida Peninsula and it should exit into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean around nightfall.
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Eta has climbed to hurricane status (category 1) and is pushing northward along the west coast of Florida with max sustained winds now at 75 mph. Eta is likely to make landfall later tomorrow near or north of Tampa and should be in a weakening tropical storm state. There will be an impact around here by Eta from later today into Thursday with occasional showers and thunderstorms and strong gusty winds. By late in the week, a strong ridge of high pressure will drift closer to Florida and it’ll turn drier around here and the winds should relax with a weakening pressure gradient.
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Tropical Storm Eta pushed away from the Florida Keys on Monday and will drift northward during the next few days over the central Gulf of Mexico. The weather around here will remain unsettled through mid-week with warm, windy conditions and the daily shot at showers and thunderstorms.
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Eta is impacting the southern and central parts of Florida today as a strong tropical storm, but it is gradually pulling away with a WSW motion over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Occasional showers will extend into the region and winds will be gusty as Eta slowly pulls away. By later this week, Eta will likely take a turn to the north and northeast and could reach the upper part of Florida's west coast by the weekend.
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An extended stretch of mild weather has begun in the eastern half of the nation as strong high pressure ridging dominates at all levels of the atmosphere. This same high pressure system located well to our north will continue to result in an onshore flow of air in coming days across east-central Florida. At the same time, much of the western US experiences will experience colder-than-normal conditions in coming days with upper-level low pressure in control. On the tropical scene, the remnants of Hurricane Eta are likely to re-emerge over the Caribbean Sea later today and could pose a threat to Cuba and southern Florida by early next week.
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High pressure well to our north will keep control of the weather around here for the next several days as it creates a persistent onshore flow of air. This type of flow of air will bring an increasing amount of moisture to the region as we go through the week and this will raise our chances of showers and thunderstorms. On the tropical scene, the remnants of Hurricane Eta are likely to re-emerge over the Caribbean Sea by early this weekend and could pose a threat to Cuba and southern Florida by the end of the upcoming weekend.
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