Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 75 and it feels like 75. Highs will continue to range between 85 and 95 with lows between 64 and 71. There is a 40% chance of PM thunderstorms on Sunday, a slight chance of rain next Wednesday, a 60% chance of AM showers next Thursday, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Friday, and a slight chance of rain next Saturday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 73 and it feels like 73. Todays high is 92 with a low of 71. Fridays high is 93.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There is no threat of organized or significant severe weather in the long range.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from Eastern North Dakota into Northwestern Minnesota. Main threat: damaging wind gusts. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Saturday over a portion of the Northern Plains into the Upper MS Valley. Main threats: large hail and damaging winds.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Storm Fred has winds of 45mph, gusting to 60mph,with a pressure of 1005mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 8mph. Is expected to dissipate by late tomorrow morning. (#2) A well-organized tropical wave will move off of the West coast of Africa several hundred miles Southeast of the Cape-Verde Islands later today. Conditions appear conducive for gradual development over the weekend and into early next week as the system moves generally Westward at 15 to 20mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Medium chance, 40%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Tropical Storm Kevin has winds of 40mph, gusting to 50mph, with a pressure of 1004mbars. Movement is North at 6mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm through late Friday then begin to weaken, dissipating by Sunday. Not a threat to land. (#2) An area of disorganized cloudiness and showers is located several hundred miles South of Manzanillo, Mexico. Strong Upper-level winds over this system are expected to diminish over the weekend, which could allow for some development of the disturbance early next week while it moves West-Northwestward at 5 to 10mph well off of the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has a Low chance, 0%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, (#1) Hurricane Ignacio has winds of 75mph, gusting to 90mph, with a pressure of 982mbars. Movement is Northwest at 13mph. Is expected to remain a hurricane through early tomorrow morning then begin a weakening trend over the weekend. Is not a threat to land. (#2) Hurricane Jimena has winds of 110mph, gusting to 130mph, with a pressure of 961mbars. Movement is Northwest at 3mph. Is expected to remain a hurricane through Sunday morning and being a weakening trend early next week. Is not a threat to land. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Typhoon Kilo has winds of 90mph, gusting to 115mph, with a pressure of 965mbars. Movement is West at 1mph. Is expected to intensify back into a major category 3 typhoon by Saturday then a major category 4 typhoon by late weekend/early next week. Is not a threat to land. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), 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.
