A wave and a storm

Posted by Phil Ferro

We are watching 2 features in the Atlantic Basin. One, a tropical wave and two, tropical storm "Ernesto".

The wave stretches from Cuba through the Bahamas and is expected to move west. This will drag plenty of moisture our way that will begin arriving late on Friday and sticking around through the weekend. Expect scattered pockets of rain with some gusty winds at times.

Tropical storm Ernesto will be impacting Barbados and St.Vincent in the Windward islands overnight with top winds of 50 mph. It is then expected to move across the Caribbean Sea and be very close to the Yucatan Peninsula in about 5 days. There is a chance it could grow stronger as it moves over the warm waters of the Caribbean.  The biggest worry will be by the start of next week when Ernesto is forecasted to be a Cat 1 hurricane near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. We'll be watching this carefully and will bring you the latest as we get it.

Super Moon

Posted by Phil Ferro

It's back. The Super-Moon. It will take place this Friday at moonrise. Hopefully Mother nature will cooperate. There is a slight chance for showers on Friday. The moon should rise at 6:30pm.

Feeling the HEAT

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

We are going to be feeling the Heat once again this afternoon. Summer officially begins on Friday and wouldn't you know it... it's started a few weeks early for us with temperature reading a few degrees above where we should be for this time of year. The weather so far has been great and outside of a spotty inland storm today and Thursday that is basically it. On Friday, we could see some more moisture around.

Tropical Depression #2

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Tropical depression Two made landfall over Belize Monday night, with gusty winds and heavy rain. The main threat over the next day or so over Belize, Northern Honduras, Southern Yucatan and Guatemala will be rain. Flash flooding over mountainous areas will be likely as 6 inches of rain are expected in the next 48 hours. 

Low rain chance for now

Posted by Vivian Gonzalez

Dad's day weekend was nice if you had outdoor activities planned and the start of the week is just the same. A low rain chance is expected on this Monday. We have a strong area of high pressure in control and if we see any showers or storms they will form well inland due to an East-Southeast breeze. However, seasonal chances are expected from Tuesday through Thursday. Originally the thinking was that we were going to tap into some tropical moisture associated with a disturbance (tropical wave) in the Northwestern Caribbean Sea, but it seems like the majority of it will be suppressed to the South. We will be monitoring moisture levels carefully. For now, only a 30-40% chance of rain is expected through Thursday.