The National Weather Service in Miami is predicting heavy rain, gusty winds, and attainable flooding will persist in South Florida over the weekend due to a growing storm system within the Gulf of Mexico. The company mentioned scattered thunderstorms might produce three to 6 inches of rain within the Miami metro space by Sunday morning with persistently sturdy wind.
“Conditions might additional deteriorate on Saturday as a floor low develops within the southern Gulf of Mexico,” the climate service mentioned. “This system will progress eastward in the direction of the Florida peninsula all through the day, and will deliver durations of heavy rain throughout South Florida all through the day.”
The 52nd annual Winterfest Boat Parade has been canceled in Fort Lauderdale out of concern for spectators and the practically 100 boats collaborating. Best-selling R&B group Boyz II Men had been set to function the occasion’s grand marshals. The Pompano Beach Boat Parade and Boca Raton’s Holiday Boat Parade have been axed as effectively.
Santa’s Enchanted Forest, the Nightgarden occasion at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, and Winter Festival at Berry Farms had been among the many out of doors occasions that had been canceled due to the blustery climate.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida l, Friday, December 15, 2023 – The Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade, scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 2023, has been canceled because of unprecedented climate circumstances, together with heavy winds and unsafe boating conditi… https://t.co/KfwppCHJjw pic.twitter.com/IhtiCi2Pne
— Winterfest Parade (@WinterfestInc) December 15, 2023
As of two p.m. Friday, National Weather Service’s South Florida department had a flood watch in impact by Sunday in communities stretching from West Palm Beach to Homestead.
“An remoted twister can’t be dominated out as effectively, particularly for areas close to Lake Okeechobee,” an company warning reads.
NBC6 Meteorologist Adam Berg mentioned in his morning climate report that North Key Largo and Key Largo had skilled three to 4 inches of rain within the earlier 24 hours. A flood watch is at the moment in impact from North Key Largo all the way down to Key West, the place one other two to 5 inches of rain might fall.
The climate service is anticipating surf to exceed seven toes and attain as excessive as 12 toes throughout South Florida seashores.
A wind advisory stays in impact till 7 a.m. Sunday morning all through South Florida from Palm Beach County all the way down to Miami-Dade as winds might gust as much as 45 miles per hour alongside the coast.
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It has been fairly windy immediately over SFL, and widespread gusts 40-50mph have been noticed over the east coast metro (highest proper on the water).
Unfortunately the windy circumstances proceed by Sunday morning, with a wind advisory remaining in impact.#Flwx pic.twitter.com/TGDfBXOnQ5
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) December 14, 2023
The stormy climate will usher in a wave of chilly air on Monday with day by day low temperatures starting from 53 to 66 levels.