10/17 – Brantly’s “Tracking the Tropics” Thursday Afternoon Forecast

It is much cooler along the Gulf Coast today. High temperatures will only be in the lower 70s as heavy cloud cover lingers throughout the region.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to track across the Gulf and eventually make landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a moderate tropical storm. The next storm name on the list is Nestor.

Mississippi is not under any tropical watches or warnings at the time of this post, but scattered showers from the outer bands of the storm and gusty winds will be possible Friday into Saturday. Seas will also be rough, and there is a potential for some minor coastal flooding.

Temperatures will gradually warm back into the lower 80s by the start of next week. On Monday, the rain chance goes back up to 70-80 percent as strong or severe thunderstorms move through.