The National Hurricane Center located in Miami Florida has announced the formation of Tropical Storm number 16 off the coast of Cuba.

It is expected to be named Nicole this afternoon and will head towards the south and central portion of Florida.

The current location is 20.6N 82.5 W and is 180 miles from La Habana Cuba and 390 miles from Miami Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for the Florida Keys, the Cayman Islands, Northwest and Central Bahamas. It has also been issued for Jupiter Inlet, Florida and parts of Collier County.

Cuba has also issued tropical storm warnings for the island from Matanzas to Ciego de Avila.

Miami-Dade is expected to be under a flood warning

until 2:00 PM tomorrow.

Please drive carefully in your travels as we are expected to be experiencing severe weather over the next 24 – 48 hours. 

…WINDS…

THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH

WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. IF THIS THREAT MATERIALIZES IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN THE NEXT DAY.

 

…INLAND FLOODING…

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS

OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE

THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY WITH THIS SYSTEM.  IF PATTERNS OF REPEATED

RAINFALL OVER THE SAME AREAS DEVELOP THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD

ACTUALLY BE 2 TO 3 TIMES HIGHER THAN FORECAST IN VERY LOCALIZED

AREAS.

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