3/1 – The Chief’s “Wet Weekend Weather Pattern” Friday Morning Forecast

UNSETTLED is the word for the next several days. Heavy rainfall will tapper slowly through the day. Very few severe storms are expected with this and if there are a few, it would be large hail. Otherwise hit and miss showers/t-storms by afternoon. The rain is needed but a few areas could see up to 3 to 5 inches when it’s all said and done and a flooded street or two is not out of the question this morning. Highest rain tallies so far this morning are over marsh and gulf areas. And this may be where the highest rainfall numbers land.

Unsettled conditions continue through the start of the new week. Monday will see the next chance to get moderate to high rainfall tallies. And this time it will be surface based. A convective burst could come along with this as well by Tuesday morning, so that will have to be watched. But the unsettled conditions will continue with some lulls between.

A surface low-pressure system will move through the northern gulf this morning causing winds to remain elevated so will bring up small craft advisories for a portion of the coastal waters as at least frequent gusts well into the 20kt and 30kt range will occur during the morning. Convective winds will also be in the upper 20s and possibly mid 30kt range at times as well. Most activity will ease through the day today with several showers/t-storms still around overnight. Unsettled conditions will remain through much of next week as well.