Here is the weather outlook and the tropical update for the weekend...the image is a graphic of the latest computer models of the projected path of Isaac, which has been trending westward the past few days. We'll be keeping an eye on the storm for you.
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Hazardous Weather Outlook: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE GREATER COVERAGE BEING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. AS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM...A PERIOD OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS THE BIGGEST THREAT. ANY STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WIND AND/OR SMALL HAIL.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tropical Update:
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 500 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012
...POORLY ORGANIZED ISAAC JOGS WESTWARD...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.1N 70.0W ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM S OF SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM SE OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI TODAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN CUBA BY TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL CUBA...THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND ANDROS ISLAND BY SATURDAY.
RAINFALL...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER HISPANIOLA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
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