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The saga of Fay continues.
The major focus is still Florida. However today we add Georgia, and later Alabama, to the impacted areas.
Stormy For Some Parts
Wayne Verno, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
5:41 a.m. ET 8/22/2008
South
Tropical Storm Fay will continue to impact parts of the Southeastern States into the weekend.
Fay is forecast to track very slowly west and west-northwest across the Florida Panhandle. This will continue the threat for gusty winds, rain and thunderstorms, along with the threat for flooding over parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Here is a link to the local hurricane impact/warning statements from the NOAA: Hurricane Impact Statements
Moisture from Fay will expand across much of the Deep South and Southeastern States through the weekend into early next week, keeping scattered thunderstorms in the forecast. With the increased clouds and rainfall, temperatures will also be below average in these areas.
Meanwhile, a weakening upper-level disturbance will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast from eastern Texas, across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, into the Tennessee Valley this weekend.
Locally heavy downpours will be possible here.
Midwest
It looks to be stormy and unsettled over parts of the Midwest this weekend.
A weak upper-level disturbance, combined with a southerly flow of moisture, will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast today, from the Midwest into the Great Lakes; locally heavy downpours will be possible.
A cold front will also be crossing the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today. This will bring scattered thunderstorms, a few of which could be severe over parts of northern Iowa, Minnesota, and northern Wisconsin.
Damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy downpours will be the primary risks.
This cold front will move into the Midwest and Great Lakes Saturday, keeping showers and thunderstorms in the forecast there. They will push into the Upper Ohio Valley by Sunday.
High pressure will build across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Monday, allowing for sunny and dry weather, but also cooler than average temperatures over parts of the area.
Northeast
It will be a nice start to the weekend over the Northeastern States.
High pressure will slowly move east of the area, but remain close enough to support mostly sunny to party cloudy skies today and Saturday.
Southerly flow on the backside of this high pressure will also allow for warmer air to move into the area. In fact above average temperatures will be felt over interior parts of the Northeast, where highs will reach well into the 80s.
By Sunday, a weak cold front will enter interior areas, bringing a chance for isolated to scattered thunderstorms. These will move into the East Coast cities by Monday, as the cold front moves east.
Cooler air will move into the area by Monday.
West
Generally dry weather will dominate the Western States today and Saturday, as a ridge of high pressure attempts to build over the area.
The coolest of the air today, will be confined to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, where an upper-level trough will keep afternoon highs about 5 to 10 degrees below average.
By Saturday, high temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees above average from Arizona and California, to Utah, Idaho, and western Montana.
A new cold front will arrive in the Pacific Northwest Monday and Tuesday, bringing showery weather back into the area. Cool, below average temperatures will also move back into the area for early next week.
Meanwhile, generally dry and seasonal temperatures will dominate the remainder of the Western States for early next week.
Current Radar:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/curwx_600x405.jpg>
Current Temps:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/acttemp_600x405.jpg>
Severe T-Storms
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/travel/trvlthun_600x405.jpg>
Current Storm Warnings and Watches
<img src=http://maps.wunderground.com/data/severe/current_severe_nostatefarm.gif>
Precipitation Forecast:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/forecast/precfcst_600x405.jpg>
Interstate Travel
<img src=http://image.weather.com/web/maps/weather/forecast/us_interstate_national_day1fcst_440_en.jpg>
Heat Index Forecast
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/forecast/forheat_ind_600x405.jpg>
<img src=http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_spectrop05_ltst_6nh_enus_600x405.jpg>
<img src=http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_spectrop10_ltst_6nh_enus_600x405.jpg>
The major focus is still Florida. However today we add Georgia, and later Alabama, to the impacted areas.
Stormy For Some Parts
Wayne Verno, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
5:41 a.m. ET 8/22/2008
South
Tropical Storm Fay will continue to impact parts of the Southeastern States into the weekend.
Fay is forecast to track very slowly west and west-northwest across the Florida Panhandle. This will continue the threat for gusty winds, rain and thunderstorms, along with the threat for flooding over parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
Here is a link to the local hurricane impact/warning statements from the NOAA: Hurricane Impact Statements
Moisture from Fay will expand across much of the Deep South and Southeastern States through the weekend into early next week, keeping scattered thunderstorms in the forecast. With the increased clouds and rainfall, temperatures will also be below average in these areas.
Meanwhile, a weakening upper-level disturbance will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast from eastern Texas, across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, into the Tennessee Valley this weekend.
Locally heavy downpours will be possible here.
Midwest
It looks to be stormy and unsettled over parts of the Midwest this weekend.
A weak upper-level disturbance, combined with a southerly flow of moisture, will keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast today, from the Midwest into the Great Lakes; locally heavy downpours will be possible.
A cold front will also be crossing the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today. This will bring scattered thunderstorms, a few of which could be severe over parts of northern Iowa, Minnesota, and northern Wisconsin.
Damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy downpours will be the primary risks.
This cold front will move into the Midwest and Great Lakes Saturday, keeping showers and thunderstorms in the forecast there. They will push into the Upper Ohio Valley by Sunday.
High pressure will build across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes by Monday, allowing for sunny and dry weather, but also cooler than average temperatures over parts of the area.
Northeast
It will be a nice start to the weekend over the Northeastern States.
High pressure will slowly move east of the area, but remain close enough to support mostly sunny to party cloudy skies today and Saturday.
Southerly flow on the backside of this high pressure will also allow for warmer air to move into the area. In fact above average temperatures will be felt over interior parts of the Northeast, where highs will reach well into the 80s.
By Sunday, a weak cold front will enter interior areas, bringing a chance for isolated to scattered thunderstorms. These will move into the East Coast cities by Monday, as the cold front moves east.
Cooler air will move into the area by Monday.
West
Generally dry weather will dominate the Western States today and Saturday, as a ridge of high pressure attempts to build over the area.
The coolest of the air today, will be confined to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, where an upper-level trough will keep afternoon highs about 5 to 10 degrees below average.
By Saturday, high temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees above average from Arizona and California, to Utah, Idaho, and western Montana.
A new cold front will arrive in the Pacific Northwest Monday and Tuesday, bringing showery weather back into the area. Cool, below average temperatures will also move back into the area for early next week.
Meanwhile, generally dry and seasonal temperatures will dominate the remainder of the Western States for early next week.
Current Radar:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/curwx_600x405.jpg>
Current Temps:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/current/acttemp_600x405.jpg>
Severe T-Storms
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/travel/trvlthun_600x405.jpg>
Current Storm Warnings and Watches
<img src=http://maps.wunderground.com/data/severe/current_severe_nostatefarm.gif>
Precipitation Forecast:
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/forecast/precfcst_600x405.jpg>
Interstate Travel
<img src=http://image.weather.com/web/maps/weather/forecast/us_interstate_national_day1fcst_440_en.jpg>
Heat Index Forecast
<img src=http://image.weather.com/images/maps/forecast/forheat_ind_600x405.jpg>
<img src=http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_spectrop05_ltst_6nh_enus_600x405.jpg>
<img src=http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/tropical/map_spectrop10_ltst_6nh_enus_600x405.jpg>