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Tropical Storm ELSA expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico around July 5th
Elsa is being swept toward the Caribbean by a strong high pressure that is sprawled across the Atlantic. This is the same high that is spreading the plume of storm-killing dust over the ocean as well. But Tropical Storm ELSA started far enough south that it wasn’t engulfed by the plume and could pull […]
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Flash Flood Watch for Parts of the Gulf States this Weekend, Expect Heavy Rain
Tonight through Sunday… An upper level low pressure trough will be over Texas for the next few days, which will enhance the rain chances for our area. Some scattered showers and storms will be possible tonight, as a result. Southerly surface winds will help to enhance the moisture and warm air advection to the area. […]
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Expect a soggy weekend over the Gulf Coast
An unsettled pattern will remain over the area throughout the forecast period. Bermuda high off the southeastern US coast along with a southwesterly flow aloft will keep the moisture content very high over the next few days with PW values remaining at or near 2 inches. A Trough extending from the northeastern states down to […]
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Mississippi Weekend Weather Forecast
Today and tonight: A weak front remains stalled across the area this morning, delineating drier conditions with dewpoints in the low to mid 60s across north LA/AR/northwest MS from a more moist airmass with isolated showers, low clouds, and patchy fog extending from central LA through south and east MS. Through the day, […]
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June 1, 2021 Tropical Weather Update
Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Jun 1 2021 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days. Today marks the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, which will run until November 30. Long-term […]
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GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND
A Gale Watch is in effect from 10 PM CDT Wednesday through 10 AM CDT Thursday for frequent wind gusts to 40kts over Mississippi Sound, Southern Mobile Bay, and offshore waters out to 60NM. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the rest of the Bays and Sounds from 7 PM CDT Wednesday […]
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Christmas Day Climatology for the Pine Belt
Hattiesburg/Pine Belt Area High Temperature Location Normal Warmest Years Coldest Years Hattiesburg 60.5°F 80°F (2015) 80°F (1955) 79°F (2016) 79°F (1974) 78°F (1987) 78°F (1982) 26°F (1983) 34°F (1989) 38°F (2004) 38°F (1990) 39°F (1998/1993) Low Temperature Location Normal Warmest Years Coldest Years Hattiesburg 38.6°F 74°F (2015) 68°F (1982) 65°F (1974) 64°F (1987) 61°F (1964) […]
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Pine Belt Christmas Day Climatology
Hattiesburg/Pine Belt Area High Temperature Location Normal Warmest Years Coldest Years Hattiesburg 60.5°F 80°F (2015) 80°F (1955) 79°F (2016) 79°F (1974) 78°F (1987) 78°F (1982) 26°F (1983) 34°F (1989) 38°F (2004) 38°F (1990) 39°F (1998/1993) Low Temperature Location Normal Warmest Years Coldest Years Hattiesburg 38.6°F 74°F (2015) 68°F (1982) 65°F (1974) 64°F (1987) 61°F (1964) […]
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After Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, What Next for Karen?
The broad center of Tropical Storm Karen moved across the eastern Puerto Rico islands of Vieques and Culebra between 5 and 6 pm EDT Tuesday, when the storm had top sustained winds of 45 mph. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Karen brought wind gusts as high as 43 mph to St. Thomas and 37 mph to St. Croix; […]
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HUMBERTO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT
BULLETIN Tropical Storm Humberto Advisory Number 13 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092019 500 PM EDT Sun Sep 15 2019 …HUMBERTO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN… …RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST THROUGH TUESDAY… SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…29.3N 78.0W ABOUT 210 MI…335 KM NNW OF GREAT ABACO […]
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Tropical Storm Conditions possible Along the Northern Gulf Coast this weekend.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three different areas for potential tropical development. The closest to the United States is Invest 95L The model data Now that the NHC has classified Invest 95L, the model data can run on it. Keep in mind that because there is no closed low and organized area o flow […]
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Hurricane Dorian Likely to Approach Florida as a Major Hurricane
The large-scale pattern steering Dorian is fairly well defined until this weekend when the picture gets far more complex. Dorian’s current northwest motion will continue until around Friday. At that point, a combination of a strengthening Bermuda high to the north and a receding upper-level low to the south will bend Dorian’s track toward the […]
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U.S., Mexico on alert for tropical development in the coming week
While tropical storm formation has been scarce so far this tropical season, the area near Central America may become a breeding ground for tropical activity in the coming week. Over Central America, patches of heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to gather as a large slowly-spinning, non-tropical storm, called a gyre. The large gyre over […]
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Meteorologist Jason Scott says Tropical Storm Barry will Bring Major Flooding Problems to the Area!!!
As of 6 a.m. Friday, Tropical Storm Barry had not strengthened further after slightly strengthening with winds of 50 mph Thursday night, although those winds are not at the center of circulation, which remains very broad. The pressure is the same and motion is nearly stationary; to the west at 3 mph. Dry air over the center […]
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Ahead of July 4th weekend, 4 more Mississippi beaches close due to algae blooms
As green-blue algae swirls in the Mississippi Sound, twelve beaches across Hancock and Harrison County remain closed to the public. But despite the closures, people can be seen swimming and standing in the affected waters. Hancock County has taken a new step to increase awareness for locals and visitors by adopting a new flag system […]
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Want to see a Category 4 Hurricane Barbara and total solar eclipse at the same time?
A total solar eclipse had to share the stage with a Category 4 hurricane today — and NOAA satellite captured it all. Hurricane Barbara is the second hurricane of the year in the eastern Pacific, where the 2019 season is off to an unusually slow start. Barbara had top winds of 140 mph on Tuesday […]
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Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 5-11, 2019
Please help the NWS spread the word about Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 5-11, 2019) on social media! Everyone is welcome to use the text and images provided below to help the NWS build a Weather-Ready Nation. Hurricane Preparedness Week Kick-Off Facebook It only takes one storm to change your life and community. Tropical cyclones are among nature’s […]
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2019 Hurricane Season Forecasts calls for slightly above normal
While the 2018 hurricane season was a lively one with storms that slammed the Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle, two early forecasts for this year call for fewer storms — good news for New Jersey and East Coast residents and beachgoers. The two early looks at the season — from the weather researchers at Colorado […]
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Special Tropical Weather Outlook May 1, 2019
A trough of low pressure located over the northwestern Bahamas is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Little development is expected during the next couple of days as the system moves generally northwestward toward the Florida Peninsula. Subsequently, some slow development is possible as the disturbance turns northeastward and moves over the western Atlantic. Regardless […]
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Special Tropical Weather Outlook April 30, 2019
Special Outlook: The surface trough located southeast of the Bahamas has become better defined since yesterday. Conditions remain unfavorable for tropical cyclone formation, they will become slightly favorable by Friday. Regardless, enhanced rainfall is possible this weekend along the Florida peninsula. There is a low chance of this system forming into a subtropical storm. The […]
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