Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 62 and it feels like 62. Highs will continue to range between 83 and 92 with lows between 59 and 69. There is a 40% chance of PM thunderstorms next Thursday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 59 and it feels like 59. Todays high is 83 with a low of 57. Wednesdays high is 81.
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 today over parts of New England. Main threats: small hail and gusty winds. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow for Eastern Portions of Wyoming/Montana into South Dakota/Nebraska. Main threats: large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Storm Erika has winds of 45mph, gusting to 60mph, with a pressure of 1003mbars. Movement is West at 20mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm over next few days then a hurricane by late weekend. Is expected to impact Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and potentially Florida. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for: Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saba, and St. Eustatius. (#2) A tropical wave and associated low pressure area located just West of the Cape Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are not expected to be conducive for significant development of this system while it moves Westward at 15 to 20mph over the next few days. 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 Low chance, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Tropical Depression Twelve-E has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1006mbars. Movement is West at 5mph. Is expected to become a tropical storm later today and then a hurricane by late Thursday. Expected to pass just North of Hawaii by late weekend into early next week as a tropical storm. (#2) A tropical wave continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles South of the coast of Southwestern Mexico. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week while it moves West-Northwestward at 10 to 15mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 20%, 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, (#1) Tropical Depression Kilo has winds of 30mph, gusting to 40mph, with a pressure of 1006mbars. Movement is North at 8mph. Is expected to reintensify into a tropical storm by tomorrow then remain a tropical storm through early Sunday morning. Is not a threat to Hawaii. (#2) Hurricane Loke has winds of 75mph, gusting to 90mph, with a pressure of 985mbars. Movement is North-Northeast at 17mph. Is expected to remain a hurricane through today then weaken back to a tropical storm by early tomorrow morning. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Typhoon Goni has winds of 80mph, gusting to 95mph, with a pressure of 965mbars. Movement is North-Northeast at 14mph. Is expected to weaken to a tropical storm later today then make landfall in Russia by tomorrow afternoon. 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.
