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| November 5, 2020 @ 12:20 pm

PASSING CLOUDS: For the rest today and tomorrow, the sky will feature a mix sun and clouds at times, but still expect plenty of sunshine that will allow afternoon highs in the lows 70s today with mid 70s tomorrow.

KEEPING AN EYE ON ETA: Latest update on Eta from NHC: The center of Tropical Depression Eta was located near latitude 15.1 North, longitude 87.8 West. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the north, and then the northeast is forecast to occur tonight and Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Eta is expected to move across northwestern Honduras through this afternoon, and emerge over the Gulf of Honduras by tonight. Eta is forecast to approach the Cayman Islands and western or central Cuba this weekend.

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is likely through tonight. After that, Eta is forecast to intensify over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).

Once the system moves back into the Caribbean, it is expected to regenerate and gain strength, and heads towards and over Cuba, and to a point near Key West Monday night. From there, model guidance suggests Eta will move into Gulf of Mexico by the middle part of next week and where it winds up from there, no one knows right now. We will be keeping a close eye on the system.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 112.5F at Fitzroy Crossing Aero, Australia. The lowest observation was -67.2F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 100F at Winterhaven, CA. The lowest observation was 12F at Peter Sinks, UT.

WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 1977: A slow moving storm produced five to nine inch rains across northern Georgia causing the Toccoa Dam to burst. As the earthen dam collapsed the waters rushed through the Toccoa Falls Bible College killing three persons in the dorms. Thirty-eight persons perished at a trailer park along the stream.

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Macon, Georgia Television Chief Meteorologist, Birmingham native, and long time Contributor on AlabamaWX. Stormchaser. I did not choose Weather, it chose Me. College Football Fanatic. @Ryan_Stinnet

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