7:00 AM | ***"Major" hurricane threat for the Florida Peninsula***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Cape Canaveral
Today
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, quite warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s; tropical storm conditions possible at night
Sunday
Hurricane conditions possible, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Hurricane conditions possible, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
A serious weather threat is unfolding for the Florida Peninsula. Hurricane Dorian has pushed past the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and is now over the warm waters of the southwestern Atlantic. Oceanic and atmospheric conditions will become more favorable for additional strengthening over the next few days and attainment of “major” hurricane status for Dorian is on the table. There will be a strong ridge of high pressure building over the western Atlantic over the next few days which should change the general direction of Dorian from NW to W - and towards the Florida Peninsula. One thing to note, from a historical point-of-view, most tropical systems that push through this location in the southwestern Atlantic do not make it all the way to the Florida Peninsula and this type of scenario cannot be ruled out. If the ridge of high pressure pulls away by the end of the weekend, there is a chance this storm can turn north as it approaches the east coast of Florida which means those residents in Georgia and the Carolinas have to stay on guard as well as all Floridians. Stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com