Good morning and welcome to the start of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season (more on that later). We're starting this morning with a few showers and storms across Florida Bay between the Keys and south Collier as moisture associated with the remnants of Pacific storm Agatha makes its way to the north. I think most of these showers will stay offshore this morning but I can't rule out a quick shower or two this morning from Marco Island to Everglades City.
Later today, that moisture continues to push to the north and with a light south-southwest steering level wind, we should see quite a few showers and storms develop along the afternoon Gulf breeze -- mainly right along and east of I-75. There might be a few more coastal showers today in Collier and south Lee Counties. Otherwise, expect another hot and humid afternoon with highs in the lower 90's; with the humidity factored in, it will feel like near 100 later today!
For the rest of the week, some of our models are now backing off on the chance of rain/surge of tropical moisture for Wednesday - Friday. For now, with steering level wind out of the south, I don't see any reason why we won't see more moisture moving into the area and with the Gulf breeze, this should provide more than enough lift for quite a few storms to develop. We will probably see some coastal showers as well Wednesday and Thursday in Collier County, and through more of the area into Friday and Saturday. Drier weather moves in for the second half of the weekend.
Here's today's forecast:
Naples Clouds & Sun Isolated Storms; High 90
Bonita Springs Partly Cloudy Mainly Dry; High 92
Fort Myers Partly Cloudy Hot & Humid; High 92
Cape Coral Partly Cloudy Hot & Humid; High 92
Port Charlotte Partly Cloudy Hot & Humid; High 92
Hendry Co. Clouds & Sun Scattered PM Storms; High 90
Glades Co. Partly Cloudy Scattered PM Storms; High 90
DeSoto Co. Partly Cloudy Scattered PM Storms; High 91
Have a great Tuesday!
Brian
