Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 71 and it feels like 71. Highs will continue to range between 87 and 95 with lows between 68 and 70. There is a slight chance of rain tomorrow, a 50% chance of PM thunderstorms on Sunday, a slight chance of rain next Wednesday, a 60% chance of PM thunderstorms, and a 60% chance of showers. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 73 and it feels like 73. Todays high is 90 with a low of 70. Thursdays high is 92.
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 Wisconsin. Main threat: damaging wind gusts. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Friday from Eastern North Dakota into Northwestern Minnesota. 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 10mph. Is expected to dissipate by late tomorrow morning. (#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. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur 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, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Tropical Depression Fourteen-E has winds of 35mph, gusting to 45mph, with a pressure of 1005mbars. Movement is North-Northwest at 10mph. 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) Tropical Storm Ignacio has winds of 70mph, gusting to 85mph, with a pressure of 989mbars. Movement is Northwest at 10mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm through next Monday and is not a threat to land. (#2) Major Hurricane Jimena has winds of 115mph, gusting to 140mph, with a pressure of 959mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 9mph. Is expected to remain a hurricane through Sunday morning and is not a threat to land. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Typhoon Kilo has winds of 100mph, gusting to 120mph, with a pressure of 955mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 4mph. Is expected to intensify back into a major category 3 typhoon by later today or Thursday then a major category 4 typhoon by late weekend. 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.
