Dry high pressure will continue across the area through Thursday
with above normal temperatures. It is looking more likely that we
will have a rainy weekend due to the remnants of tropical cyclone
Delta.
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News Brief
General forecast through Friday night
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the 70s to near 80 in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows ranging from the mid-to-upper 40s in the hiugher elevations to the lower 50s in the lower elevations. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the lower 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with highs ranging from the mid-60s in the higher elevations to the low-to-mid 70s in the lower elevations.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with lows in the 50s to near 60 in the lower elevations.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected...unless you consider fall-like conditions a hazard.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, including the ridges and other higher elevations today.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12) with ragweed, chenopods, and grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a little higher in the low-medium range (4.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October 7th
Highest Temperature 86°F in Highlands in 1939
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Highlands in 1935
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.59 inches in Highlands in 1959
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since records began in 1872
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Tidbit from Levi Cowan
(video recoded yesterday afternoon)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Delta, located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and approaching
the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Hurricane Delta Discussion Number 10
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL262020
1000 PM CDT Tue Oct 06 2020
Observations from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft and conventional
and microwave satellite imagery indicate that Delta has not
intensified since earlier today. The central pressure has risen
somewhat and the current intensity estimate, 115 kt, is probably
generous based on flight-level and SFMR-observed surface winds from
the NOAA plane. Although the hurricane continues to have very deep
convection near and over the center, the cloud pattern lacks
well-defined banding features, and an eye is not evident on either
geostationary or polar-orbiting satellite images. Surveillance
data from the NOAA G-IV aircraft suggest that Delta's circulation
does not extend as markedly into the upper troposphere as one would
expect for a major hurricane. Given the current state of the
system, not much strengthening seems likely before the center
reaches northeastern Yucatan tomorrow morning. Some weakening is
likely due to the interaction with land during the next 12-18
hours. Re-intensification over the southern Gulf of Mexico is
still expected, but when Delta reaches the northern Gulf, lower
oceanic heat content is likely to cause at least slight weakening.
The official intensity forecast is somewhat above most of the model
guidance, but not much different from the regional hurricane
models, HWRF and HMON, over the northern Gulf.
Fixes from the aircraft indicate a continued west-northwestward
motion at just a slightly slower forward speed, 300/14 kt. The
track forecast reasoning is basically unchanged from earlier
today. Delta should move along and around the southwestern and
western periphery of a mid-tropospheric anticyclone centered just
east of Florida for the next couple of days. Around 72 hours, the
flow ahead of a shortwave trough over the south-central United
States should cause the tropical cyclone to turn north-northeastward
and move across the central Gulf coast late Friday or early
Saturday. The official track forecast remains close to the
dynamical model consensus, TVCA.
Key Messages:
1. Life-threatening storm surge and potentially catastrophic wind
damage are expected within portions of the northern Yucatan
Peninsula of Mexico beginning tonight. All preparations to protect
life and property should be rushed to completion.
2. Heavy rainfall will affect portions of the Cayman Islands,
western Cuba and the northern Yucatan Peninsula through midweek.
This rainfall could lead to significant flash flooding and
mudslides. The potential for heavy rain, flash and possible minor
river flooding will increase across portions of the central Gulf
Coast, Tennessee Valley, and southeastern United States as Delta
moves inland later this week.
3. There is an increasing likelihood of life-threatening storm surge
and dangerous hurricane-force winds, especially along the coasts of
Louisiana and Mississippi, beginning on Friday. Residents in these
areas should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place and
follow advice given by local officials. Storm surge and hurricane
watches will likely be issued for portions of the northern Gulf
Coast on Wednesday.
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