More triple-digit heat, humidity; Tropics heat up

AND HUMID FRIDAY AFTERNOONACROSSHE T AREA TEMPERATURESROSSAC THE UPSTATE IN THE LOW TOMID-90S 94 NOW IN GREENVILLE 95IN SPARTANBURG, GREENWOODABBEVILLE 96TH AND ELBERTON.THEOS ARE THE CURRENTTEMPERATURES BUT NOTICE WHEREWE’VE HAD A LITTLE RAIN IN THE70S THERE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THEMOUNTAINS NOW WHERE YOU HAVE NOTSEEN THE RAIN LOOK AT THIS.ITFEELS LIKE IT’S CURRENTLY 100IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE FEELSLIKE IT’S 101 IN ELBERTON 100AND ABBEVILLE 101 AND GREENWOODFEELS LIKE IT’S ABOUT 101 INUNION WASELL.IF YOU’RE NOT AT A HUNDRED,YOU’RE VERY CLOSE TO IT.IT FEELS LEIK IT’S 97 IN CLEMSON99 ON THE LAKE AND FEELS LIKEIT’S ABOUT 97 CURRENTLY INGAFFNEY.NOW A LOT OF SUPER DOPPLER 4 HDHAD A COUPLE OF SCATTEREDSHOWERS OUT THERE A LITTLEEARLIER.MOST OF THAT IS CALM DOWN.BUT AS UYO JUST HEARD THEIRLITTLE EARLIER HERE, WE’VE HADSOME LIGHTNING AND SOME POP-UPSTORMS HERE AOSCRS PORTIONS OFTHE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ANDTHESE STORMS HAVE CAUSED SOMEINJURIES THERE.SO IT OYNL TAKES A COUPLE OFISOLATED POP-UP STORMS AND THEYSTILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ANDLIGHTNING EVEN THOUGH THEY MAYBE VERY TINY NOW FOR US.PRESSURE CONTINUE TO KEEP SITFOF THE SOUTHEAST COAST PUMPINGINTO HEAT AND THE HUMIDITY WE’REWATCHING A COLD FRONT OOZING OURWAY AND THAT’S GOINGO T PLAY APART IN INCREASING THOSE RAINAND STORM CHANCES LOCALLY ASTHEY MOVE TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.SO LET’S TRACK IT ALL OUT FORYOU HERE AS WE TIME THIS OUTWITH THE FRONT COMING DOWN ALITTLE FARTHER SOUTH.SO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.I THINK WE’LL HAVE A LITTLEBETTER CHANCE OF SCATTEREDSHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THEAREA.SO EXPECT TO NOT RAIN ALL DAY,BUT YOU’LL WANT TO HAVE THEUMBRELLAS WITH DIGESTING CASE INTHE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURSAND TNHE HAS TO GO TO GO INTOSUNDAY.I THINK THAT DAY FEATURE EVENREMO WIDESPREAD CHANCE OFSHOWERS AND STORMS PRETTY MUCHANY PART OF THEAY D ON SUNDAY ASTHIS COLD FRONT KIND OF STALLSOUT ACROSS THE AREA THAT’S GOINGTO ENHANCE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERSAND STORMS LOCALLY AND YEAH LOOKTO THE SOUTH WE’VE GOTPOTENTLLIAY TROPICAL STORM FREDMAKING ITS WAY UP OUT OF THEEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.THAT’S GONNA START TO SENINDSOME MOISTURE AS WELL.SO THAT’LL KIND OF COMBINE ITHELPS SQUEEZE OUTNY A AVAILABLEMOISTURE AND THAT’S ALL WE’REEXPECTING TO POTENTIAL OF SOMEHEAVY RAIN SPEAKING OF FRED.LET’S GET AN UPDATE HERE THE NEWADVISORY ADVISORY JUST COMING INNOW MOVING.THE WEST AT 12 IT’S CURRENTLYMOVING THROUGH CUBA RIGHT NOW.SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF ACHGEAN IN THE FORECAST NOWMAKING ITS WAY THROUGH CUBA NOW,YOU CAN SEE THOUGH.IT IS STARTING TO KIND POFEP UPA LITTLE BIT WITH MORE SHOWERAND STORM ACTIVY.ITIT IS EXPECTEDO T KIND OF MAKETHAT NORTHERLY TURN AS WE GOTHROUGHOUT THE NEXT 12 HOURS ORSO AND THEN THROUGHOUT THISWEEKEND.IT’S GONNA BE MAKING ITS WAY UPTHE EASTERN GULF AND EVENTUALLYINTO THE SOUTHEAST AS WE GETTOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF NEXTWEEK AND THAT’S GONNA MEAN THATPOTENTIAL OF SOME TROPICALMOISTURE.I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THEFOOTPRINT FTPOORINT OF WHERETHIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO GO AT.THE TROPICAL MOISTURE AND THAT’SGOING TO MAKE ITS WAY UP THROUGHTHE PORTIONS OF FLORIDA, GEORGIAAND RIGHT ON INTO THE CAROLINASAND THAT DOES INUDCLE US HERE INTHE UPSTATE IN WESTERN NORTHCAROLINA MOUNTAINS, AND WE ARELIRATELLY IN THE BULLSEYE FOLKSOF SEEGIN THE POTENTIAL OF SOMEHEAVY RAIN AND JUST TO GIVE YOUAN IDEA OFUS JT HOW MUCH RNAIWE’RE TALKING ON AVERAGE.LOOK AT THIS EVERYONE PRETTYMUCH ENCOMPASSED IN THE REDCOLOR HERE IF YOU LOOK AT THELEGEND THAT’S AT LSTEA THREEINCHES OF RAINFALL BUT NOTICESEVERAL OF US ARE IN THAT YELLOWAND EVEN SOME ORANGE COLORATIONSHOWING UP SO THAT STARTS TO GETCLOSER.THAT SEVEN INCH RANGE SOOU Y GETTHE IDEA IT IS GOING TO BEPOTENTIALLY VERY WET AND EVENSOMEFLOODING POSSIBLE BY THATTIME IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH.LOOK AT THIS AS OFHE T NEW FIVEO’CLOCK ADVISORY.WE NOW HAVE TROPICAL DEPRESSIONNUMBER SEVEN MAKING ITS WAY INTHE CENTRAL ATLANTIC HERELOOKING IT OFF TO THE WEST AT 22HERE ARE THE LEAD RHODE ISLANDSOFF TO THE WEST AS WELL.YOU CAN SEE THIS SYSTEM WILLMAKE ITS WAY TOWARDS THEMS A ATROPICAL SRMTO AND THENEVENTUALLY START TO MAKE ITS WAYHERE SOMEWHERE VERY SIMILAR TOFR AEDS WE GET TOWARDS THEMIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.SO GOT FRED TO DEAL WITH FOR THEBEGINNING OF THE WEEK.WE MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT ISNOW TROPICAL DEPRESSION, 7 WHICHWILL LIKELY BECOME TROPICALSTORM GRACE COMING UP AS AET GTOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK,BUT LET’S TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME.RIGHT?HERE’S YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS POP-UPSHOWERS AND STOSRM FOR YOURSATURDAY.THE HEAT HUMIDITY DOES RETURNBETTER CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY, SOIT'T’S GOING TO BE COOLER WITHMORE CLOUDS AND RAIN AROUND ANDTHEN TREHE YOU SEE IT FOLKSTRACKING THE TROPICS MONDAYTUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.WE WANT YOU TO BE ALERT FORHEAVY RAIN FLOODING POTENTIAL OFMUDSLIDES.IT’S ALL GOING TO BE POSSIBLEDAN IS UNSETTLED TOWARDS THE ENDOF NEXT WEEK AS WELL.SAME THING IN THE MOUNTAINS.WE’VE GOT THOSE INCREASING RAINCHANCES WHIT THAT FRONT THISWEEKEND AND THEN ALL EYES ON THETROPIC