The Buresh Daily Discussion

Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh has updated information about the soon-to-be-Hurricane Michael. The storm continues to gather strength as it moves across the Gulf toward the Florida Panhandle.

Tropical Storm Michael is front and center as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. It's bringing rains and winds to Jacksonville as it gets closer.

MILD EARLY MORNING TEMPS. THEN HOT AFTERNOON BUT NICE EVENING AGAIN HOT WEEKEND… MAINLY DRY SAT… HIGHER HUMIDITY SUNDAY + A SHOWER OR TWO BEACHES NICE BUT HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK SHOWERS & HUMIDITY INCREASES NEXT WEEK TROPICS: LESLIE CENTRAL ATLANTIC…. POTENTIAL FOR “MICHAEL” IN/NEAR GULF OF MEXICO NEXT WEEK – “TALKING THE TROPICS WITH MIKE”

STILL VERY WARM DAYS BUT RELATIVELY PLEASANT NIGHTS – 60S INLAND NEAR 90 AGAIN FRI./SAT. – 90+ SUCH DAYS SO FAR THIS YEAR BUT STILL ONLY RANKS 13TH ON ALL-TIME LIST ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS MOVING WEST OFF THE ATLANTIC BETTER RAIN CHANCES BEGIN SUNDAY & ESPECIALLY NEXT WEEK TROPICS: EYE ON CARIBBEAN/SW ATLANTIC/SE GULF – CLIMATALOGICALLY FAVORED AREA AS WELL – SEE “BURESH BLOG”

ONSHORE FLOW = A FEW SHOWERS, WARM/HUMID DRIER THU./FRI. NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN ARRIVES SUNDAY TROPICS: EYE ON SW ATL/CARIBBEAN/SE GULF

TODAY: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers/storm, breezy. High: 85 TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, scattered shower. Low: 69 WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny, isolated shower. High: 87 THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, isolated shower. High: 88 FRIDAY: Partly sunny, isolated brief showers. High: 88 SATURDAY: Partly sunny, isolated brief shower. High: 88

Lower temps, but rainy and humid to start October, as we close out an unusually hot and dry September.

HOT FRIDAY!..... A FEW LATE DAY/EVENING SHOWERS/STORMS HOT START TO THE WEEKEND – SATURDAY – A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS, ESPECIALLY INLAND WINDS OF CHANGE ARRIVE SUNDAY/MONDAY – BREEZY, PERIODS & BANDS OF SHOWERS/STORMS – SOME DECENT & NEEDED RAINFALL FOR MANY AREAS JAGS: BREEZY, VERY WARM/HUMID, SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAYBE A T’STORM RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES, ESPECIALLY SUN./MON. TROPICS: LES...

HEAT WAVE CONTINUES – 2ND HOTTEST SEPT. ON RECORD SO FAR…. CLOSE TO HOTTEST(!) MONTH OF THE YEAR ISOLATED SHOWERS & STORMS INCREASE WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK

HOT SEPT. CONTINUES!... [NO SEPT. LOWS BELOW 70 SO FAR THIS MONTH] A FEW WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS, ISOLATED T’STORMS – SHIFTING MORE INLAND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON POTENTIALLY A LITTLE WETTER BY SUNDAY JAGS – HOT TROPICS: LOW NEAR CAROLNA COAST…. “LESLIE” N. ATLANTIC…. “KIRK” EAST OF CARIBBEAN

TODAY: Partly sunny with isolated showers, a t’storm. High: 91 TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Low: 72 WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny with widely sct’d showers/storms. High: 92 THURSDAY: Partly sunny, isolated shower/storm. High: 92 FRIDAY: Partly sunny, isolated shower/storm. High: 91 SATURDAY: Partly sunny, isolated shower. High: 89

• Above average temps this week. Average high now is 86 degrees for JAX. • Full “harvest” moon tonight – moonrise is 7:27 pm (look east) • Over 4 inches behind in terms of rainfall at JIA.

WARM, HUMID…. TROPICAL AIR MASS = A FEW SHOWERS MOVING WEST OFF THE ATLANTIC WEEKEND: TROPICAL, SHOWERS AT TIMES, PLENTY OF SUN TOO…. RIP CURRENTS AT BEACHES JAGS: VERY WARM/HUMID, SHOWER THREAT, BREEZE OUT OF THE EAST TROPICS: EYE ON 3 AREAS INCLUDING LOW NEAR BERMUDA THAT IS NOT FLORENCE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX SATURDAY!

NOT AS HOT BUT STILL VERY WARM, HUMID ISOLATED SHOWERS MOVING INLAND OFF ATLANTIC SOME INCREASE IN SHOWERS BY SUN./MON. TROPICS: PRETTY QUIET CONVOY OF CARE……

HOT WEDNESDAY! NOT AS HOT…. STILL VERY WARM[!] THU./FRI./SAT. – WINDS OFF ATLANTIC – A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST EARLY IN THE DAY… MORE INLAND IN AFTERNOON BUT DRIER OVERALL SHOWERS INCREASE BEGINNING SUNDAY JAGS: VERY WARM/HUMID BUT NOT AS EXTREME AS LAST SUN. – THREAT FOR A FEW SHOWERS TROPICS: BYE FLORENCE… LAST ADVISORY ON JOYCE…. EYE ON CENTRAL ATLANTIC FIRST ALERT WX TEAM AT COSTCO, ST. JOH...

TODAY: Hot & humid… partly sunny with scattered afternoon showers & t’storms. High: 93…. “feel like” temps. 100+. TONIGHT: Evening shower/t’storm…. partly cloudy. Low: 73 WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny…. still hot…. Isolated afternoon shower/t’storm. High: 92 THURSDAY: Partly sunny & hot… isolated showers. High: 90 FRIDAY: Partly sunny, widely scattered showers shifting inland through afternoon. High: 88...

Heat, humidity, and scattered storms start the week, but ocean winds will cool us toward the weekend. Florence continues to fade heading north, and Isaac is scattering in the Caribbean.

HOT! FLORENCE WELL TO THE NE – WE GET SUN & HOT TEMPS. RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES A FEW STORMS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON…. BETTER CHANCES NEXT WEEK JAGS: HOT, STORM RISK TROPICS: REST OF THE STORMS ARE WEAKENING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Mike Buresh talks about Florence landfall tonight in North Carolina, and how Florence's heavy rains and storm surges will have effects up and down the East Coast.

HOT!.... MOSTLY DRY…. THROUGH SAT. FLORENCE HEADED FOR THE CAROLINA’S – WEAKENING TREND BUT COULD TRY TO STRENGTHEN YET BEFORE LANFALL – FAR NE OF JAX A FEW STORMS BY SUNDAY BUT STILL MOSTLY DRY, HOT – INCLUDES JAG’S GAME TROPICS: JOYCE N. ATLANTIC & HELENE E. ATLANTIC STAY OUT TO SEA…. ISAAC APPROACHING CARIBBEAN BUT WEAKENING… EYE ON W. GULF OF MEXICO & W. ATLANTIC

HOT & HUMID MAINLY DRY FLORENCE WAY EAST THEN NORTHEAST – ONLY COASTAL/BEACH & OFFSHORE IMPACTS HIT ON THE CAROLINA’S THU. NIGHT/FRI. ISAAC WEAKENING WHILE MOVING THROUGH LESSER ANTILLES & INTO THE CARIBBEAN…. HELENE FAR E. ATLANTIC – OPEN WATER…. DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO W. GULF OF MEXICO

Mike Buresh has the latest updates on Hurricane Florence and other weather issues concerning Jacksonville.

HOT, A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS HOT, MOSTLY DRY END TO THE WEEK AS FLORENCE MOVES WELL EAST THEN NORTH OF JAX STORMS PICK UP LATER IN THE WEEKEND TROPICS: FLORENCE, ISSAC, HELENE…. GULF POTENTIAL

HOT/HUMID START TO WEEK WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS FLORENCE FAR TO THE EAST EARLY WEEK MOVING EAST & NORTH OF JAX MID TO LATE WEEK AS LONG AS FLORENCE FORECAST PATH VERIFIES, IMPACTS FOR JAX ARE PRIMARILY AT BEACH & OCEAN – ROUGH SEAS/SURF, BREEZY, RIP CURRENTS REST OF TROPICS: HELENE, ISAAC, NW CARIBBEAN TO W. GULF – “TALKING THE TROPICS WITH MIKE”

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