The Friday afternoon map discussion is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Not much to say about the weather around here. No rain for the next seven to ten days. The GFS suggests our next chance will come around September 20 when a powerful short wave to the north drags a cold front across the state. Not sure we will get a complete soaking, but at least it will be a chance to get the ground wet. I am concerned the dry spell is not good for our fall foliage season... and, the chance of wildwires will continue to increase statewide.
TROPICS: The NHC is now calling for Ophelia to make landfall somewhere around Edisto Beach, South Carolina Tuesday of next week. This is between Savannah and Charleston. Models are beginning to agree more and confidence is higher now in this forecast. Still, everyone from Jacksonville north to the Outer Banks of North Carolina will need to keep an eye on Ophelia over the weekend. This includes Brunswick and Savannah. A good chance this will be a category two at the time of landfall. The pressure is now down to 983 mb on the latest recon flight.
Maria and Nate are fading away now in the cooler water of the North Atlantic.
Lets bring on the weekend. Been a long week here... looking foward to a little down time. Suffering from a "Thursday Night Football" hangover here... didn't get home until around 1:30 a.m. Thanks again to everyone for responding so wonderfully to our hurricane relief telethon last night!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Not much to say about the weather around here. No rain for the next seven to ten days. The GFS suggests our next chance will come around September 20 when a powerful short wave to the north drags a cold front across the state. Not sure we will get a complete soaking, but at least it will be a chance to get the ground wet. I am concerned the dry spell is not good for our fall foliage season... and, the chance of wildwires will continue to increase statewide.
TROPICS: The NHC is now calling for Ophelia to make landfall somewhere around Edisto Beach, South Carolina Tuesday of next week. This is between Savannah and Charleston. Models are beginning to agree more and confidence is higher now in this forecast. Still, everyone from Jacksonville north to the Outer Banks of North Carolina will need to keep an eye on Ophelia over the weekend. This includes Brunswick and Savannah. A good chance this will be a category two at the time of landfall. The pressure is now down to 983 mb on the latest recon flight.
Maria and Nate are fading away now in the cooler water of the North Atlantic.
Lets bring on the weekend. Been a long week here... looking foward to a little down time. Suffering from a "Thursday Night Football" hangover here... didn't get home until around 1:30 a.m. Thanks again to everyone for responding so wonderfully to our hurricane relief telethon last night!