Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 66 and it feels like 66. Highs will continue to range between 89 and 94 with lows between 67 and 71. There is a 40% chance of AM thunderstorms on Sunday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 68 and it feels like 68. Todays high is 91 with a low of 70. Wednesdays high is 92 and mostly cloudy.
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 no threat of severe weather over the next 2-3 days.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Storm Fred has winds of 65mph, gusting to 75mph,with a pressure of 997mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 12mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm through Thursday morning then weaken to a tropical depression by the weekend. (#2) A tropical wave is forecast to move off of the West coast of Africa on Thursday several hundred miles Southeast of the Cape-Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are expected to be somewhat favorable for gradual development of this system through the weekend while it moves Westward at 15 to 20mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system 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 Eastern Pacific, (#1) Major Hurricane Jimena has winds of 130mph, gusting to 160mph, with a pressure of 948mbars. Movement is West at 13mph. Is expected to maintain hurricane intensity through late Saturday as it enters the Central Pacific. Is not a threat to land. (#2) Tropical Depression Fourteen-E has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1006mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 8mph. Is expected to intensify into a tropical storm later today then weaken to a tropical depression by late Thursday into the weekend as it nears the Southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula. In the Central Pacific, (#1) Hurricane Ignacio has winds of 85mph, gusting to 105mph, with a pressure of 980mbars. Movement is Northwest at 11mph. Is expected to remain a hurricane through tomorrow then weaken to a tropical storm by Thursday and pass just North of Hawaii. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Major Typhoon Kilo has winds of 120mph, gusting to 150mph, with a pressure of 945mbars. Movement is North at 8mph. Is expected to intensify into a major category 4 typhoon by Thursday. 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.
