Sunday, September 02, 2012

TROPICAL STORM LESLIE UPDATE, WHERE IS ISAAC?, BETHESDA WEATHER DC FORECAST

BETHESDA STORM CENTER
LESLIE UPDATE

Tropical Storm Leslie continues to defy all predictions, failing to strengthen into a hurricane again Saturday.  Leslie is now expected to avoid a direct hit on the Leeward Islands, but there could be swells coming ashore in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rican islands such as Vieques and Culebra.

LOCATION:  295 miles NNE of Leeward Islands

WINDS:  70 MPH

MOVING:  NW at 15 MPH

WHERE IS ISAAC?

Isaac is currently over Mississippi and Tennessee, and is expected to pass over Ohio today.  One model shows that Isaac could bring 2" of rain to the DC area early this week, rather than the .10" originally forecast.  Part of this depends upon a front stalling or not on the Atlantic seaboard, which could trap precipitation over our area.

BETHESDA FORECAST

Umbrellas at the ready again today!  High of 86, 5 MPH breeze, 60% chance of thunderstorms.

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