Between 1 and 4 inches of rain could fall over the southern half of Florida through Wednesday, and some parts could get 6 inches, the hurricane center said. Some computer models continue taking it west towards Texas, and other models have Nine make landfall anywhere from the Florida panhandle to central Florida and then moving through Georgia back into the Atlantic.
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“Welcome to another edition of “as 99L turns”, the National Weather Service in New Orleans said in an online forecast”.
The strongest winds from the storm will be felt along the Outer Banks Tuesday where gusts up to 40 or 45mph are possible. It’s moving northwest at 5 miles per hour. The official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center turns the system northeast toward Florida late this week. The storm is dropping heavy rains in an already saturated state. This stall is due to a front that will be dropping down the East Coast which will begin to pull on the storm.
Along the Treasure Coast, an estimated two inches should fall between Monday and Tuesday.
The tropical wave’s future “has a lot of uncertainty”, he said.
“Any amount of standing water can serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes and everyone should dump the water around their homes and businesses following this storm”, Scott said.
As of 8 a.m., the low-pressure system that kept Florida in its path in long-range forecasts was located near the north coast of central Cuba. It is producing showers and thunderstorms about 60 miles south of Key West. However, there is another system closer to the Gulf of Mexico that could take the name if it gains strength faster. Gaston is stationary and some weakening expected during the next 48 hours. It has been given a 10 percent chance of further development over the next five days.
The National Hurricane Center has scheduled a hurricane hunter aircraft to fly out and investigate the system this afternoon.
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It is expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico overnight. The storm was located about 600 miles east of Bermuda and was moving northwest at about 5 mph. The maximum sustained winds were 35 miles per hour with a minimum central pressure of 1009 millibars.
