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02-27-2012, 03:11 PM
Forecast: Another wet day at Daytona
By Steve Lyttle - charlotteobserver
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
A low pressure system moving into the Florida peninsula from the Gulf of Mexico could turn this year's Daytona 500 into a Tuesday race.
It was raining at daybreak Monday in Daytona Beach, and National Weather Service meteorologists expect more of the same today. In fact, the weather could go downhill by Monday afternoon.
Steady rain Sunday forced the first-ever postponement of NASCAR's Daytona 500, and the race tentatively is scheduled for noon today. But forecasters are calling for an 80 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms likely after noon.
"An area of disturbed weather over the eastern Gulf of Mexico will push across central Florida today," said Matt Bragaw, of the Weather Service's office in Melbourne, Fla. "It will bring high rain chances, as well as a chance for afternoon thunderstorms."
Rain fell intermittently during the night, and at 8 a.m., a large area of rain was moving towards the Daytona area.
The news is much better for Tuesday.
Low pressure responsible for today's rain will move into the Atlantic by this evening, and a weak area of high pressure will control Florida's weather Tuesday.
Rain is expected to end later tonight. Tuesday will start quite foggy, but partial clearing is likely by 9 or 10 a.m. After that, the forecast is for partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s.
C/P Thats Racin
By Steve Lyttle - charlotteobserver
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
A low pressure system moving into the Florida peninsula from the Gulf of Mexico could turn this year's Daytona 500 into a Tuesday race.
It was raining at daybreak Monday in Daytona Beach, and National Weather Service meteorologists expect more of the same today. In fact, the weather could go downhill by Monday afternoon.
Steady rain Sunday forced the first-ever postponement of NASCAR's Daytona 500, and the race tentatively is scheduled for noon today. But forecasters are calling for an 80 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms likely after noon.
"An area of disturbed weather over the eastern Gulf of Mexico will push across central Florida today," said Matt Bragaw, of the Weather Service's office in Melbourne, Fla. "It will bring high rain chances, as well as a chance for afternoon thunderstorms."
Rain fell intermittently during the night, and at 8 a.m., a large area of rain was moving towards the Daytona area.
The news is much better for Tuesday.
Low pressure responsible for today's rain will move into the Atlantic by this evening, and a weak area of high pressure will control Florida's weather Tuesday.
Rain is expected to end later tonight. Tuesday will start quite foggy, but partial clearing is likely by 9 or 10 a.m. After that, the forecast is for partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s.
C/P Thats Racin