Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 65 and it feels like 65. Highs will continue to range between 67 and 82 with lows between 53 and 59. There is a slight chance of rain on Sunday, a slight chance of rain next Friday, and a slight chance of rain next Saturday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 62 and it feels like 62. Todays high is 76 with a low of 56. Fridays high is 68 with North winds at 10-20mph with gusts to 30mph.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be a potential threat of severe weather around October 12-15th.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow across portions of Southeastern Colorado/Northeastern New Mexico and Vicinity. Main threats: damaging winds and large hail.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Major Hurricane Joaquin has winds of 120mph, gusting to 150mph, with a pressure of 948mbars. Movement is West-Southwest at 5mph. Is expected to continue to affect the Bahamas through tomorrow. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Bimini and Andros Island. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Central Bahamas and the Northwestern Bahamas including the Abacos, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Southeastern Bahamas and Andros Island, but excluding the Turks and Caicos Islands. Will remain a hurricane through Monday morning with potential landfall expected on New Jersey or Long Island by early Tuesday morning as a weakening storm. Whether or not it’s a hurricane at landfall, impacts will be the same: heavy rainfall, flash flooding, high waves/rough seas, rip currents, tropical storm force winds, coastal/inland flooding, and beach erosion. (#2) A broad area of low pressure associated with an old frontal zone is centered over the central Atlantic more than 600 miles Southeast of Bermuda. This system is producing a large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms, and environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for a tropical depression to form by the weekend while the low moves slowly Northwestward to Northward. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has a Medium chance, 50%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 80%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) A large area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure is located more than 1000 miles Southwest of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Environmental conditions are gradually becoming more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days while the low moves slowly Westward. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a High chance, 70%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 80%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Tropical Depression Twenty-Two has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1008mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 18mph. Is expected to intensify into a tropical storm by tomorrow as it moves through Northern Luzon and the Philippines. By Saturday, it will be in the South China Sea and is expected to intensify into a category 1 typhoon before it hits Southern China/Northern Vietnam by late weekend/early next week. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South-West Indian Ocean), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (Australian Region), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
