The developing low will cause heavy rainfall and possible flooding this week in South Florida before moving north towards the coast of North Carolina. National Hurricane Center forecasters said the system has a 50% chance of developing in the next two days and a 50% chance within the next seven days as of 10 a.m. Thursday. As a result of the offshore low, South Florida will be increasingly stormy as the week continues, said National Weather Service Miami meteorologist Robert Garcia. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from Nigel’s center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles. Those were Hurricane Lee, a rare Category 5; Hurricane Franklin, a Category 4; and Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall on Florida’s Big Bend region at Category 3 strength on Aug. 30.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 21, 2023 11:49 UTC