CLOSED 9-17-17 FLORIDA/ALABAMA BLOG

Morning. The line of storms to my west per Largo's radar grab a few posts back fizzled out while a new line developed just to my east. I got clipped by the western edge and received a quick .10". Latest HRRR model for today shows pretty good rains along/near a line from Pinellas County to Jacksonville.

Any of the other working folk have the day off? It's a holiday for my company.

StAugustineFL wrote:Any of the other working folk have the day off?  It's a holiday for my company.

Nope, working.

Enjoy Aug- if the Antifah people get their way, it'll be the last Columbus day.

Any sign of Gomey?

StAugustineFL wrote:Any of the other working folk have the day off?  It's a holiday for my company.

good morning Aug, glad you got a day off!!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Any sign of Gomey?

not here so far Billsfan,may take a few days for power to be restored there.

StAugustineFL wrote:Any of the other working folk have the day off?  It's a holiday for my company.

Have a good one, Aug. Mrs JR has the day off as well. I'm stuck near downtown Tampa, in a hotel ballroom, doing disaster recovery verification for a couple of days.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Any sign of Gomey?

I am friends with him on Facebook. He only lost power for a few minutes and had some tree limbs down. Otherwise no issues.

StAugustineFL wrote:Any of the other working folk have the day off?  It's a holiday for my company.

Nope

Hey all, Happy Columbus Day. Great day for grilling and chilling! Wildfires out in CA are huge and no relief in sight. Birds are singing and it’s noon-thirty so here’s to you and bottoms up!

Boy is it hot and humid. C'mon Mother Nature, it's October, please act like it!

PuppyToes wrote:Hey all, Happy Columbus Day. Great day for grilling and chilling! Wildfires out in CA are huge and no relief in sight. Birds are singing and it’s noon-thirty so here’s to you and bottoms up!

yes my daughter is out there, she says the smoke is just horrible.

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About 8,000 Duke Energy customers in Pinellas County lost power Monday afternoon after a substation transformer fire.
Fire reported about 2 p.m. Monday
High school football game postponed because of outages
Traffic backing up in area
It was reported about 2 p.m. off of East Lake Road, just north of Brooker Creek School.
There was no immediate word on what caused the fire. Fire, police and utility crews responded.
Once the fire is out, utility crews will work on re-energizing the other transformer at the location.
A scheduled football game involving East Lake High School at 7 p.m. Monday has been moved to 7 p.m. Tuesday because of the outages.
A junior and senior parent information night at the school will still take place at 6 p.m. Monday.
Stay with Spectrum Bay News 9 and baynews9.com for updates.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Boy is it hot and humid.  C'mon Mother Nature, it's October, please act like it!

yeah same here ..really HOT and HUMID whew.

Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Miami FL
426 PM EDT Mon Oct 9 2017

AMZ630-650-651-670-671-FLZ067-068-071>074-168-172>174-092300-
Biscayne Bay-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Inland Palm Beach-
Metro Palm Beach-Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-
Metro Miami-Dade-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-
Dade-Far South Miami-Dade-
Including the cities of Pahokee, South Bay, Belle Glade,
Wellington, Lion Country Safari, South County Regional Park,
Palm Springs, Florida Gardens, Aberdeen, Boca West,
Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Markham Park, Coconut Creek,
Coral Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, Plantation, Davie, Cooper City,
Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Homestead, Florida City,
Redland, Miccosukee Resort, Kendale Lakes, West Kendall,
Country Walk, Shark Valley, Miami, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes,
Hialeah, Doral, South Miami, Kendall, Cutler Ridge, Jupiter,
West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale,
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hollywood Beach, Aventura, Miami Beach,
Miami Shores, Downtown Miami, Cutler Bay,
Homestead Bayfront Park, and Everglades National Park
426 PM EDT Mon Oct 9 2017

.NOW...
Through early this evening, scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms will continue to develop over the Atlantic waters
and move westward into the east coast metro areas before
dissipating over the interior areas of South Florida. Lighting
strikes along with locally heavy rainfall will accompany any
storms that do move through the area. Mariners can also expect
higher seas in and near the showers and thunderstorms.

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Good Tuesday Morning folks!!..well "our" summertime continues lol..90' most of the week..an open LOW is supposed to affect south Florida from about Friday thru the weekend they think..just some added moisture down there,good luck on the rain if it comes..hardly anything here by me thru the week..10/20% chances...well have a great day everyone!

NWS Miami....Tue Oct 10 2017

...Moderate Risk of Rip Currents East Coast Beaches...
...Isolated Afternoon Thunderstorms Mainly Interior and West Coast...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: East winds will allow for a moderate risk of rip
currents along the east coast beaches of South Florida today.

Thunderstorms: Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are expected over
the interior and west coast of South Florida today. Occasional
lightning strikes will accompany some of these thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

The rip current risk will remain elevated at the Atlantic beaches for
most of the week.

Thunderstorm coverage will decrease Wednesday and Thursday, then
possibly increase again Friday through next weekend.

NWS Melbourne.....Tue Oct 10 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
An east swell at the beaches will contribute to a moderate risk
for rip currents today. Remember to swim near a lifeguard. If
caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don`t swim against the
current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If
unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

.RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
Major to moderate flooding continues along the the upper and
middle St. Johns River basin. Limited rain chances through mid
week will allow for river levels to remain fairly steady, or show
very slow decreases through this period.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
Onshore winds and elevated moisture levels will increase shower
and thunderstorm chances for late week and over the upcoming
weekend. A tighening pressure gradient will also support moderate
onshore winds and building seas across the Atlantic leading to
poor boating conditions on the open Atlantic for small craft.

A lingering swell over the waters will keep a moderate risk of rip
currents along area beaches through much of the week.

I hope gome gets the power restored soon.

Billsfan...rain chances go up for you in south Florida maybe starting Thursday ok....

towards the end of this week some front or trough will be crossing south florida they say,so far just a rain maker..good luck down there ok.

LargoFL wrote:I hope gome gets the power restored soon.

I'm pretty sure Aug said he already has power back. Barely lost it. I think Florida must have the worst, weakest power grids this side of Puerto Rico.

Morning All,
 Not much going on in Z-hills lately.
.46 in the bucket for the month so far.
Just wanted to let everyone know I will be
out of town from tomorrow till Oct. 18.
Where im going they don't have the net.    
PS Talladega Ala. ( NASCAR )
Have a great day
John Z-hills

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:I hope gome gets the power restored soon.

I'm pretty sure Aug said he already has power back.  Barely lost it.   I think Florida must have the worst, weakest power grids this side of Puerto Rico.

HaHaHa, I agree. Mine cuts out 4 times a week for just a few seconds.
Just enough to reset everything.

severstorm wrote:Morning All,
 Not much going on in Z-hills lately.
.46 in the bucket for the month so far.
Just wanted to let everyone know I will be
out of town from tomorrow till Oct. 18.
Where im going they don't have the net.    
PS  Talladega Ala.  ( NASCAR )
Have a great day
John Z-hills

ok John,have a safe trip ok

I've been pretty lucky power wise,really only lose power in a big storm with a lot of wind,otherwise mine works fine.

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:

LargoFL wrote:I hope gome gets the power restored soon.

I'm pretty sure Aug said he already has power back.  Barely lost it.   I think Florida must have the worst, weakest power grids this side of Puerto Rico.

ok thanks Billsfan.

well real low rain chances this whole week in my area..and this weekend so far chances only go up to a possible 40%,this coming wave must only be a south florida thing this weekend.

real glad I don't live in California..geez,my daughter outside of frisco says the smoke is awful,so far she's in a safe area..12 people have died in the fires and 1500 structures destroyed,some are saying the worst fires there in recorded history and..still going gee....An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of Northern California broke out almost simultaneously then grew exponentially, swallowing up properties from wineries to trailer parks and tearing through both tiny rural towns and urban subdivisions.
At least 10 dead, 100 injured
More than 20,000 people evacuated
At least 57,000 acres burned so far
At least 10 were dead, at least 100 injured and at least 1,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed, authorities said. All three figures were expected to surge in the coming days as more information is reported.
Taken as a group, the fires are already among the deadliest in California history.

well slow day here..good night folks!

How did the fires in California start? Their drought was over I thought.

I believe California's dry season typically runs from spring to autumn. They had a great winter last year but if it hasn't rained (or rained little) in a few months I'm sure the vegetation dries even though they're not technically in a drought.

Just read a brief article saying the wet winter really beefed up the vegetation adding more fuel and this is their fire season. High winds helped the fires rapidly spread. Not sure how they started though. If it was some nimwit flicking a cigarette butt out the window or arson I would be ticked off.

Ditto Aug. Hope it wasn't some jerk.

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
404 AM EDT Wed Oct 11 2017

.SHORT TERM (Today-Thursday)...
Dry high pressure in place across the area today will
gradually weaken tonight as a tropical wave currently
approaching the Bahamas moves east to over south Florida by
Thursday. Moisture will be on the increase across the
southern half of the area for Thursday with isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms possible Thursday
afternoon. Only some isolated showers and storms mainly
across the interior this afternoon. Easterly flow will be in
place through the period, with a weak sea breeze turning
winds to the north/NNE near the coast each afternoon.
High temperatures will continue to be warm, mainly in the
lower 90s, and lows will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s.

Good Wednesday Morning folks!..well in  looking at all our florida NWS discussions..it seems our rain and thunderstorm chances go up starting Thursday thru the weekend and..the following weekend as well..seems 2 tropical waves one each weekend will be crossing Florida bringing our rain chances up...so far nothing is being said about anything TS wise ok.....Billsfan..both weekends..the waves cross south Florida..let us know how it is down there ok..hope no flooding,just some good rain for you ok..............well have a great day everyone and John have a safe trip.

yeah Nam says some good rain chances for south florida...........................

yes Billsfan,rain is coming your way thru the weekend etc..................

..Happy 12th Birthday Winter!!!

Good morning. I would be most grateful if this darn rain could hold off until Saturday, but that doesn't appear likely.

Enjoy John! You'll have to fill us in! I love the Talladega races .

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Good morning.  I would be most grateful if this darn rain could hold off until Saturday, but that doesn't appear likely.  

Enjoy John!   You'll have to fill us in!  I love the Talladega races .  

yes I'm afraid your area is in for several days,maybe even into mon/tues billsfan..depending on how fast this wave decides to go...hopefully it wont be like those all day long rains..

local met is only giving my area a 40% chance sat/sun...we'll see how this plays out..now I..could use one of those all day rains here..getting very dry

gee we are really worried about my daughter and family out in California with all those fires there,i told her get the kids and hubby, pack some bags and take a long Florida vacation...but you know kids..aww dad..it isn't That bad..just the air quality is bad.............so like all parents..we still worry huh LOL..

Hope your family stays safe out there Largo.

CMC has something zipping through this weekend.  But, it is the CMC

Largo - I can understand your worries. My Mom has finally stopped asking me to leave when we have a hurricane coming. And I've been here over 34 years. Parents always worry!

BillsfaninSoFla wrote:Largo - I can understand your worries.  My Mom has finally stopped asking me to leave when we have a hurricane coming.  And I've been here over 34 years.  Parents always worry!

yeah we sure do alright whew....hope weather changes there and rain comes to stop this.

StPeteFLwx wrote:Hope your family stays safe out there Largo.

CMC has something zipping through this weekend.  But, it is the CMC

Thanks St Pete..and yes some wet weather coming starting today lets see how this plays out in south florida

NWS Miami...........Thu Oct 12 2017

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES...
...SCATTERED STORMS TODAY ALONG THE EAST COASTAL AREAS...

This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rip currents: Breezy northeast winds will generate a high risk of
rip currents along the east coast beaches of South Florida today.

Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms are expected along the east
coast of South Florida today. Occasional lightning strikes will
accompany some of these thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

The rip current risk will remain high at the Atlantic beaches
through the end of the week.

Thunderstorm coverage will increase through the weekend. Occasional
lightning strikes will accompany some of these thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.

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