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Quiet Weekend

It looks like our tranquil weather will continue as we head into the weekend. Our highs for the past SEVEN days have been in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Today we hit 90, and it looks like this trend will continue on into the weekend. Here is why:

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Notice there is a large upper level ridge (the ANTIcyclone) dominating the central and eastern part of the country. It will be warm and mainly dry under this feature. But look what's happening in the Northwest part of the country! Man that's a good trough digging in. That will slowly head our way and increase our rain chances. It looks like it will drive a front towards us by Tuesday:

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At least one of our models shows that front hanging around for a few days after it gets here. That *could* mean a stormy period for us. Of course, this is still a long way out... but here is one scenario below:

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That is a look at potential rainfall totals from Tuesday through Friday of next week. If it plays out, some of the viewing area could see 3 inches! We'll continue to keep you updated on the big change!

In other news, we will also be tracking Ophelia, which is back up to a hurricane (A Category One... winds are 75mph). The storm is still sitting of the US East coast, about 175 miles east-northeast of Daytona Beach, FL... and 220 miles south-southeast of Charleston, SC.

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Ophelia is expected to meander out at sea for a couple of days before making landfall Monday night or Tuesday of next week. Right now, landfall looks like it could be anywhere from Georgia to North Carolina.

I will be here this weekend... and all next week for Gary! He is off... but not resting. He is *moving*!

Have a great Friday night!
Jamie

Posted by at September 9, 2005 7:59 PM