9/14/2013 Daily Update: Fine Weekend Ahead; Tampico, Mexico Alert for Ingrid

Good morning everyone!

Today will feature sunshine and a brisk wind from the north. Should remain dry and sunny for the weekend.

TODAY: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds from the N at 5 to 15 mph.

TONIGHT: Clearing skies, with lows in the lower to mid 40s. Winds becoming light.

TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Overall, a fine weekend with a touch of autumn in the air!

ATLANTIC TROPICS

• Main story today is Ingrid along the Mexican coast, forecasted to strengthen into a hurricane in the next 2 days and make landfall near Tampico which should be on high alert for heavy rain, flash flooding, and mudslides. And winds, of course.
• Humberto has turned post-tropical in the latest update, could reform back but staying out to sea.
• Gabrielle is now post-tropical what is left of her is heading toward Nova Scotia and bring heavy rain, flooding.

Ingrid should strengthen into a hurricane by the end of
the weekend.

NATIONAL WEATHER

• Cool, sunny, dry in the Northeast
• Most of the South and Southeast north of a stationary front will be comfortable, while south of there is humid and stormy.
• Warm weather for Texas, lesser humidity in the Midwest
• More moisture could spark storms in the Southwest, Mountain West, and Northern Plains
• Warm and dry in the Northwest

WORLD WEATHER

• Tropical Storm Manuel is the lucky 13th tropical cyclone of the Eastern Pacific season and is expected to bring tropical storm-force winds and make landfall around Jalisco, Mexico. A dual-threat with accomplice Ingrid in the Atlantic.
• Tropical Storm Man-yi in the Western Pacific is heading for Japan in the next 2 days.
• Low over Europe dictating the showers and storms in the central portions of the continent
• Isolated showers in Southeast Europe and southern Western Australia

Man-yi destined for Japan

EARTHQUAKES

• Of course, there were no earthquakes rated at or above M6 yesterday or so far today.

SPACE WEATHER

• Quiet sun which has been the case for the last week. Sunspots are stable and not flaring at all.

Depressing stuff and quite sad really...