Monitoring Invest 98-L near Yucatan Peninsula

THAT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH HURRICANE ERIN AS IT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY TO THE WEST NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18MPH. IT IS GROWING IN SIZE. IT IS GROWING IN STRENGTH, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN MORE QUICKLY NOW THAT IT’S OVER AN AREA THAT IS MUCH MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. NICE WARM WATER, LOW WIND SHEAR, CUTTING INTO IT. SO IT’S GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO REALLY EXPAND AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH QUICKLY. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AS OF 11 A.M., WINDS AT 75 MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 18, EXPECTED TO BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE BY TOMORROW MORNING. MAYBE LATE TONIGHT. AND THEN A CATEGORY THREE STORM BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THEN A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE AS WE GET INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AND THEN AS IT GETS UP HERE TO THE NORTH A LITTLE BIT, THERE’S A LITTLE MORE WIND SHEAR HERE. SO IT MAY DECREASE IN STRENGTH SLIGHTLY. BUT STAYING A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT MAKES THAT BIG TURN. RIP CURRENT RISK ARE GOING TO INCREASE ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE US. AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT’S EXPECTED TO MAKE THAT BIG TURN OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC. BECAUSE OF THIS, A WEAKENING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT’S HELPING TO STEER IT NOW STARTS TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST. THIS ALLOWS ERIN TO SLIP ON UP THROUGH THIS GAP HERE AND START TO HEAD OFF TO THE NORTH. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HERE’S THE AMERICAN MODEL, THE GFS. AND YOU CAN SEE ERIN COMING UP HERE. HERE’S SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY. AND THERE IT GOES ON THURSDAY. OFF TO THE NORTH. SO IT’S PRETTY GOOD NEWS ALL AROUND FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ENTIRE AREA HERE THAT IT STAYS OFFSHORE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BERMUDA. WHO’S GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS VERY, VERY CLOSELY JUPITER INLET TODAY WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY RAINFALL AROUND AT THE MOMENT. LOTS OF BLUE SKIES, HARDLY ANY CLOUDS IN THAT SHOT. AND WE DO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE TREASURE COAST AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY UNTIL 7 P.M. TONIGHT. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES THAT ARE AROUND 92 DEGREES FROM INDIAN RIVER SHORES TO VERO BEACH. 93 BLUE CYPRESS LAKE, ABOUT 92. IN OKEECHOBEE, 90 IN BELLE GLADE, 91 WELLINGTON AND ROYAL PALM 90 ALONG HYPOLUXO THERE, OUT WEST IN DELRAY BEACH, 9192 DEGREES. BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT’S IN THE ONE HUNDREDS. FEELS LIKE 109. NORTHERN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY 112. IN OKEECHOBEE FEELS LIKE 105 IN FORT PIERCE, AND FEELS LIKE 100 AS YOU HEAD DOWN TO BOYNTON BEACH. 102 OUT BY BELLE GLADE. THERE’S DRIER AIR THAT’S STARTING TO MOVE IN TODAY. THAT’S WHY OUR RAIN CHANCES ARE SO LOW. THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A COUPLE INLAND SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY, BUT THAT’S ABOUT IT. AND SATURDAY LOOKS PRETTY DRY, TOO. A FRONT KIND OF SLIPS DOWN TO NORTH FLORIDA ON SUNDAY AND HELPS BRING IN SOME EXTRA MOISTURE. SO OUR RAIN CHANCES START TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT ON SUNDAY. A LITTLE MORE MONDAY, A LITTLE MORE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IT’S NOT DUE TO ERIN ERRANDS ALL THE WAY OVER HERE. THIS IS JUST SOME MOISTURE COMING ON IN. IT’S GOING TO INCREASE OUR CHANCES FOR RAIN. SO HOT SAND IS THE BIGGEST HAZARD IF YOU’RE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH TODAY. BECAUSE THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS LOW HEAT ADVISORIES TODAY AND INLAND STORM TONIGHT. A FEW CLOUDS AROUND AND LIGHT WINDS. YOUR WEEKEND PLANNER. ONLY A 20% CHANCE FOR RAIN TOMORROW. 30% ON SUNDAY. SO RAIN CHANCES COMING UP A LITTLE BIT. COULD SEE MORE HEAT ADVISORIES TOMORROW THOUGH. 40% CHANCE FOR RAIN MONDAY TUESDAY AND JUMPING UP TO A 60% CHANCE F