Jeff Huffman
Jeff Huffman is Chief Meteorologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to his full-time position at the university's radio and television stations, WUFT-FM/TV and WRUF-TV, the latter of which he co-founded, Huffman also provides weather coverage to public radio stations throughout Florida
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The greater Tampa Bay region can expect potentially strong storms starting Friday night. -
The front will produce a more southeasterly wind and drive deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. -
The storm quickly strengthened overnight and is forecast to enter the Caribbean on Friday night. -
The best chances for rain along the West Coast are Tuesday and Wednesday as moisture is drawn back across the state. -
There's no tropical threat to Florida this week, though some areas could see more tropical moisture starting Tuesday. -
One, emerging off the west coast of Africa, has a better chance of development later this week. -
It's not seen as an immediate or significant threat to Florida at this time. -
The threat of rain will be higher in northern areas. -
The transition to Florida's rainy season is happening a bit later than normal this year, as dry conditions have taken hold. -
Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predict 13 to 20 named storms, of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes, including three to five major hurricanes.
