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TODAY -- WITH HIGHTEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90SFEELING MORE LIKE THE UPPER90S.

WILL WE STILL HAVE TOBATTLE THIS SUMMER HEAT ANDHUMIDITY ON FATHER'S DAY?METEOROLOGIST KRISTY STEWARDHAS THAT ANSWER FOR US.IT WAS A HOT AND STEAMY STARTTO FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

A FEWSHOWERS AND STORMS CAN'T BERULED OUT THIS EVENING INTOTONIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERNSHORE AND PENINSULAS.

OURNORTHERN AREAS ARE UNDER ALEVEL 1 RISK FOR THE REST OFTODAY.

IN ANY STORMS, STRONGERWINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

LATETONIGHT THROUGHOUT TOMORROW,ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLEWITH A RUMBLE OF THUNDERPRIMARILY ACRSOS NORTHCAROLINA.

FATHER'S DAY STILLLOOKS DECENTLY DRY AS WELL ASVERY HOT AND HUMID.

HOWEVER,NORTH CAROLINA HAS A SLIGHTLYGREATER CHANCE AT SEEINGISOLATED STORM DEVELOPMENTLATER IN THE DAY.

SUNDAY, THESOUTHERN PORTION OF OURVIEWING AREA FROM THEALBERMARLE SOUND ACROSS TODUCK AND EVERYTHING SOUTH ISUNDER A LEVEL 1 RISK.

OURSOUTHERN AREASF ROM DUCK SUOTHIN THE OUTER BANKS AND DARECOUNTY ARE UNDER A TROPICALSTORM WATCH.

THAT MEANS WITHINTHE NEXT 48 HOURS TROPICALSTORM FORCE WINDS AREPOSSIBLE, UP TO 57 MPH.

NOWTROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTEIS GOING TO HEAD THROUGH THECAROLINAS AND IS EXPECTED TORESTRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICALSTORM WHILE IN NORTH CAROLINABEFORE ENTERING THE ATLANTIC.WE WILL MAINLY SEE CLAUDETTE'SIMPACTS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGHMONDAY.

1 INCH OF RAIN ISPOSSIBLE AS WELL AS 1-3 FOOTSTORM SURGE AND A FEW SPIN-UPTORNADOES.

ITS EXACT TRACK WILLDETERMINE IF VIRGINIA WILSL EEYAN IMPACTS FROM CLAUDETTE ORNOT.

RIGHT NOW, THOSE IMPACTSLOOK TO BE MOSTLY ACROSS NORTHCAROLINA.

BY MONDAY AFTERNOON,WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH ADRIER BREAK UNTIL A COLD FRONTBRINGS US ALL MORE SCATTEREDSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSTUESDAY AFTERNOON INTOWEDNESDAY MORNING.

FLOLOWINGTHE COLD FRONT WILL BE AREPRIEVE FROM THE HEAT ANDHUMIDITY FOR A FEW DAYS.JU