ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9′s team of meteorologists determined Friday that Saturday will be a “Weather Alert Day,” because Central Florida is forecast to experience strong to severe thunderstorms.
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The main threats are damaging winds in excess of more than 50 mph and an isolated tornado threat, especially for the northern parts of the region.
There could be storms in the area as early as Saturday morning, but the highest threat will be Saturday afternoon.
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“A complex low pressure system is organizing out west in the Gulf, and we’ll see both scattered sea breeze storms through 10 p.m. tonight and a chance for severe storms Saturday afternoon and evening,” chief meteorologist Tom Terry said.
Watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News for live updates on your forecast.
Tomorrow is a Weather Alert Day for strong to severe storms to impact our area. The main threats are damaging winds over 50mph, and an isolated tornado threat (higher chance in the areas in orange). There could be storms around in the morning, but highest threat is afternoon. pic.twitter.com/qtyESiYbMA
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Central Florida will be partly cloudy and very warm on Friday.
Orlando should see a near-record high temperature of 86 degrees Friday afternoon.
There will be a slight chance of scattered showers for our area in the afternoon through evening.
Scattered showers and storms will move through our area Saturday afternoon and evening as our next cold front arrives.
High temperatures will only reach the mid-60s on Sunday.
We may also see wind gusts over 30 mph on Sunday after the front passes.
Low temperature will drop into the 40s overnight Monday.
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