First Alert Weather: Windy with scattered gusty showers and storms racing north

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By Mike Buresh

Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the forecast:

TROPICS: Isaias to make landfall early this evening just southeast of Pensacola. Some “fringe” effects for the local area – a few heavy thunderstorm bands and isolated tornado threat this evening and again midday through afternoon Saturday.

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NUGGETS:

** Isaias outer bands to bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, isolated tornadoes **

  • Bands of very heavy showers & storms will produce gusty winds & produce an isolated tornado into early this evening as hurricane Isaias makes landfall near Pensacola in the far Western Florida Panhandle.
  • Saturday will be windy with several bands of heavy and gusty showers and thunderstorms as well as a continued isolated tornado threat.
  • By Sunday a few showers and storms will occur through about midday but will be brief with a much lower severe threat. The afternoon will become mostly sunny and warm.
  • The area will finally dry out next week with plenty of sun.

TONIGHT: Breezy with scattered evening gusty showers and storms shifting north and diminishing by midnight. Low: 77

SATURDAY: Windy.. partly to mostly cloudy with scattered heavy showers and storms – severe storm possible. High: 89

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a few showers, a t’storm. Low: 75

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with a morning shower or storm then sun and breezy in the afternoon. High: 88

MONDAY: Sunny, far less humid. 63/87

TUESDAY: Sunny. 60/87

WDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. 60/87

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. 64/86

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. 66/83

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