Hurricane Center Watches System Off Florida
System Brings High Winds, Rough Surf To Central Florida
POSTED: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
UPDATED: 3:13 pm EDT May 8,
2007
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The National Hurricane Center issued an unusual early May tropical disturbance statement and forecasters said they were monitoring a low-pressure system that was not expected to grow into a named tropical storm. Local 6 Meteorologist Larry Mowry said the nontropical low-pressure system is close to taking on tropical characteristics. "We got this information from Max Mayfield, who is working for us now at Local 6. He's our hurricane consultant here at Local 6. He talked with the National Hurricane Center and passed along some very good information to us," Mowry said. Mowry said hurricane hunters will likely fly over the system on Wednesday to further investigate it. Rough seas pounded Central Florida's east coast, causing beach erosion. "These waves -- as they reach high tide -- are just battering the sand dune here, eroding everything away. Basically just digging underneath the beach here and taking it away," Local 6 News reporter Mike DeForest said from New Smyrna Beach. A large part of the sand being eroded on the beach was added as part of a $14 million beach renourishment program after the 2004 hurricanes, causing concern for nearby homeowners. Meanwhile, highway officials told Local 6 News that they are monitoring beach erosion near state Road A1A in Volusia and Flagler counties. In some areas, the highway is only 10 feet from the beach, which has been eroded by similar storms. Beach patrol officers said they expect to lose about a foot of sand from New Smyrna Beach to Flagler Beach because of large waves. "We lost a couple steps about a mile south of here on the walkover," resident Steve Warren said on Flagler Beach. "I hear it's worse up that way." Strong onshore winds are also pushing a lot of Portuguese man-of-war to the coastline. The low-pressure system could bring much-needed rain to drought-stricken Central Florida, although Mowry said the system won't be a big rainmaker. He said there is a 30 percent chance of rain on Wednesday and 20 percent chance on Thursday. The high temperature in Orlando was expected to be 80 degrees, Mowry said. The overnight low will be around 62 degrees. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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