An overview of what's going on in the tropics....
REMEMBER WHEN A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE IS APPROACHING: Taping windows is *NOT* helpful & will not keep glass from breaking.
The tropical disturbance that developed near the Yucatan Peninsula is crossing South Florida through the day Saturday.* a few scattered showers & t’storms this weekend - not necessarily a direct result of the tropical disturbance. Rainfall amounts averaging less than an inch .... in most areas west of I-95 less than a half inch - some places. But there will be some locally heavy downpours that drop a quick 1″+ but coverage of such rainfall will be a quarter or less of the area.
* a bit breezy... 10-20 mph by Sat. afternoon out of the east with higher gusts, especially at the beaches... 15-20 mph with gusts 20+ mph Sunday out of the northeast... so rough seas & surf too.- disorganized clusters/bands of showers & heavy thunderstorms - continues to cross Florida dropping more than a half foot of rain on parts of South Florida. Satellite & radar data has shown an ever evolving cluster of thunderstorms that more resembles a mesoscale convective complex vs.