Monday Morning Update

Emily classified

The Weather Situation
A cluster of thundershowers with a low level circulation has been classified as Emily. Winds to tropical storm force were noted on the doppler radar from the Tampa area.



Current Tropical Weather
As of 8 AM EDT Tropical Storm Emily was centered at 27.7 N / 83.2 W or 45 miles WSW of Tampa, Florida. It was moving east at 8 mph. Top sustained winds are estimated at 45 mph. Pressure was estimated at 1006 mb.

Tropical Weather Forecast:
Emily will make landfall this afternoon over central Florida. It will have little impacts other than bringing heavy rainfall. Emily may regain tropical storm strength off of the Southeast coast as it moves east of the Carolinas the next few days.

Tropicast: IR Satellite


Tropicast: Tampa Radar 8:30 AM EDT

Emily may very possibly dissipate over Florida. The circulation looks very weak inland near Tampa early this afternoon.

Emily is now a tropical depression SE of Tampa. It may actually dissipate over Florida during the next 12 hours. If this is the case, it will not follow the official NHC track where it restrengthens east of the Carolinas. We should know what shape it is in by Tuesday morning.

Tropicast: Tampa Radar 5:00 PM EDT