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Tropical Storm Nicole brings heavy rains

Posted by Jim Weber under Daily updates

Tropical Depression #16 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Nicole at 11 AM today. This system remains fairly disorganized with the strongest winds still well south of the center. The storm is now onshore over Cuba, but should move back over water later this afternoon.

The overall forecast thinking has not changed but the system has jogged a little further eastward and it now looks like it may not make landfall over south Florida. All of the tropical storm warnings for Florida have been dropped as the strongest winds will stay offshore.

Nicole will move towards the north and eventually dissipate as it becomes extra tropical and merges with a frontal boundary. This frontal boundary will help to pull Nicole northward and at the same time will draw much drier air over the state. The next several days will feature lower humidity and feel more like fall.