{"id":66590,"date":"2024-10-06T01:48:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T05:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=66590"},"modified":"2024-10-06T01:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T05:48:35","slug":"tracking-a-fall-cold-front-and-milton-in-the-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=66590","title":{"rendered":"Tracking a Fall Cold Front and Milton in the Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. We have a cold front ready to cross the region, bringing a broken line of showers and storms and some seasonable October chill behind it. At the same time, Milton is cranking in the Gulf before slamming into Florida as a major hurricane by the middle of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Temps out there today reach 80-85 in many areas on a brisk southwest wind. This wind is ahead of our cold front arriving this evening with that broken line of showers and storms. Not everyone sees rain with the greatest chance across the east.<\/p>\n<p>Here are you&#8217;re regional radars to track this front into town\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=dlFZs5IY4VCw7bK\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/radar-large.asp?partner=netweather&amp;traveler=0&amp;site=KY_&amp;type=SIR&amp;anim=1&amp;level=state&amp;large=1#\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps crash quickly behind this front with most areas in the 40s by Monday morning. Afternoon highs stay in the 60s with a mix of sun and clouds and a bit of a nip in that northerly wind.<\/p>\n<p>Temps by Tuesday morning can drop into the upper 30s and low 40s in some areas. The NAM fam suggests some patchy frost in the valleys&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66596\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-2.png 970w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-2-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-2-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66597\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-1.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-1-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NAM-1-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps for the rest of the week hang into the mid 60s to low 70s for highs. Lows each morning are 40-45 with another morning or two with the chance of going back into the upper 30s.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, let&#8217;s get to the Gulf of Mexico where Milton is in the process of becoming a Hurricane. This system is spinning in the southwestern Gulf with a tropical disturbance about to move into Florida. You can see both of these on the satellite shot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/GOES16\/ABI\/SECTOR\/gm\/GEOCOLOR\/GOES16-GM-GEOCOLOR-1000x1000.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This storm is likely to become a MAJOR hurricane that makes landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida, not too far away from Tampa on Wednesday. Here&#8217;s the latest track forecast and information on Milton&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT14\/refresh\/AL142024_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png\/204837_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"cone graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking that&#8217;s a rare track, you&#8217;re absolutely right. I searched through the record books and could only find two hurricanes that developed in the same area of the Gulf and made landfall within 100 miles of the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n<p>Both of those were from the 1800s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66592\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1890\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2.png 1890w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-2-1080x502.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66593\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1895\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK.png 1895w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-1536x675.png 1536w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TROPICAL-TRACK-1080x475.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1895px) 100vw, 1895px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s pretty wild, folks.<\/p>\n<p>The GFS is ugly for the Tampa Bay area&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66600\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milton won&#8217;t impact our weather, but another system does drop in from the north later next weekend, but it remains to be seen exactly how that plays out. It will have a push of frosty air coming in behind it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-2-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66599\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking farther down the road, the pattern is still very blocky and there could be yet another system trying to form in the Gulf of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the day and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, everyone. We have a cold front ready to cross the region, bringing a broken line of showers and storms and some seasonable October chill behind it. At the same time, Milton is cranking in the Gulf before slamming into Florida as a major hurricane by the middle of the week. Temps out there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66590"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66601,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66590\/revisions\/66601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}