NHC: 70 Percent Chance Disturbance Will Develop into Tropical Storm ‘Alberto’, Could Bring Heavy Rain To Brevard

By  //  May 24, 2018

could bring heavy rains to Brevard County over the Memorial Day Weekend

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean that was expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this week and could bring heavy rains to Brevard County over the Memorial Day Weekend. (NHC image)

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean that was expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this week and could bring heavy rains to Brevard County over the Memorial Day Weekend.

The disturbance has a 70 percent chance of developing into  Tropical Storm “Alberto,” according to the National Hurricane Center. Although the hurricane season does not officially begin until June 1, tropical storms occasionally form before then.

Currently, the National Hurricane Center says a broad surface low is centered near the coast of northeastern Belize and continues to produce a large area of cloudiness and showers extending from the northwestern Caribbean Sea across Cuba and into the Florida Straits.

Little development is expected during the next couple of days due to strong upper-level winds and proximity to the Yucatan Peninsula.

However, environmental conditions are then forecast to become more conducive for development, and a subtropical or tropical depression could form this weekend over the eastern or central Gulf of Mexico.

Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible across western Cuba and the Cayman Islands during the next few days, and over much of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast during the weekend.

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UPCOMING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR BREVARD COUNTY

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 10 mph.
Memorial Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

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