WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A coastal flood statement is now in effect through Thursday evening for isolated minor coastal flooding around the times of high tide cycles.
Moisture levels stay high through Thursday as a frontal boundary remains to our north and a southeast flow continues to pump in rich moisture.
Storms will be capable of putting down high rainfall amounts, and we are under a marginal risk for excessive rain through the end of the workweek with localized flooding.
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By Sunday, our pattern will start to transition a bit as our winds shift northeast and our tropical moisture drops.
Next Monday and Tuesday are looking much drier.
Rip current risk remains high at local beaches as well as minor coastal flooding through the high tide cycles.
Temperatures will stay in the upper 80s with lows in the mid to upper 70s.
In the tropics: Philippe is slightly stronger and folks in the Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico need to monitor its progress. Philippe was about 565 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving northwest 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center 11 p.m. update.
Some weakening is forecast this weekend with Philippe as it moves west at 9 mph.
Invest 91-L in the central tropical Atlantic is expected to develop into a depression or storm in the next day or so as it moves west-northwest. Some models suggest 91-L will get absorbed into the greater circulation of Philippe. Formation chance through 48 hours: 90%.
