Low Pressure System Will Bring Possible Tropical-Storm-Like Conditions to the Space Coast This Weekend

Low Pressure System will bring heavy rain, gusty winds, flooding and potential for severe weather

The final weekend before Christmas is going to be a messy one across Florida as a low pressure system sweeps into the state from the Gulf of Mexico and brings with it possible tropical-storm-like conditions including heavy rain, gusty winds, flooding and potential for severe weather.

FOX NEWS – The final weekend before Christmas is going to be a messy one across Florida as a low pressure system sweeps into the state from the Gulf of Mexico and brings with it possible tropical-storm-like conditions including heavy rain, gusty winds, flooding and potential for severe weather.

Numerous flood and wind alerts have been posted across the Sunshine State through the weekend, and preparations are underway in coastal communities as they brace for beach erosion while continuing to recover from storms such as Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole in 2022

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 65. Windy, with an east southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Florida braces for stormy weekend

The futuretrack in Florida through Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023.

The futuretrack in Florida through Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (FOX Weather)

A stationary cold front that brought rain to South Florida over the past few days will begin to lift farther north during the weekend. Meanwhile, a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico will form and begin its eastward trek into Florida.

The heaviest rain and strongest wind gusts aren’t expected to arrive until the start of the weekend, when the risk of flash flooding and severe weather will rise.

Florida’s severe weather threat on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023

(FOX Weather)

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has so far placed a majority of Florida in a Level 1 out of 5 on its severe thunderstorm risk scale for Saturday as severe thunderstorms and maybe even tornadoes are possible.

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