Showers & thunderstorms will continue to be active much of this week but much will hinge on possible low pressure developing over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico.
In fact, we might need to watch this area for possible tropical development if the low can stay away from land. The combination of persistent clusters of thunderstorms + a weak frontal boundary/trough of low pressure + a mature MJO (Madden-Jullian Oscillation) all could spell trouble. Any development would likely be gradual, but it'll be interesting to watch. This as the tropics "heat up"...."Bertha" is near Bermuda...a tropical wave is in the Southeast Caribbean...a strong wave is in the Central Atlantic several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles...& another wave is in the E. Atlantic off the coast of Africa. Any of these have
the potential to develop, & it seems likely that we'll have "Cristobal" sometime this week.
Lots of lightning around the First Coast the last few days. Check out the photo below by Greg Palmer as lightning strikes in Ponte Vedra near the Walden Chase Subdivision.
And speaking of photos....check out the Wahoo I landed Fri. while deep sea fishing with some friends near the Gulf Stream off the coast of Ponce Inlet just south
of Daytona. Turned out to be 35 lbs. & is easily the biggest fish I've ever caught. Good fun. (Watch out for the speed trap in Ponce Inlet!!)
On a much more somber note...Sat. marked the unfortunate passing of Tony Snow. Snow battled cancer with courage & faith. Read his "Cancer's Unexpected Blessings" written in July, 2007.
