THE ATLANTIC MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO
RETROGRADE WESTWARD AND ACROSS THE PENINSULA BEGINNING LATE
WEDNESDAY...AS ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST...AND THIS WILL MAINTAIN SEASONABLY DRY BUT
WARM/HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW A
BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES AT ALL SITES...WITH
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 78-82 DEGREE RANGE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST EACH MORNING.
WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST AT THIS TIME...WITH
GLOBAL MODELS IN UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT THAT THE WEATHER ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE DOMINATED BY A BROAD MID/UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE
CENTERED OVERHEAD FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
ONLY VERY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE IN ORDER...AND THIS IS
ALREADY NOTED IN THE FORECAST WITH 10 POPS. EASTERLY FLOW WILL
MAINTAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM/MUGGY NIGHTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST...AND HOTTEST AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ALONG THE GULF COAST
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
It is also getting pretty dry down here...Miami rainfall is running 2.78" below normal for the month and about 6" below normal for the year. Naples is running 19" below normal since January 1 and Fort Lauderdale (airport) is running 22.46"....almost 2 feet...below normal in rainfall since January 1!
A wetter than normal el nino winter would not be unwelcome down here. Current KBDI indices are quite high for the time of year...
on the records. How is that "cold" front progressing for you guys?
