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The Palm Beach Post reports:
Areas of the Bahamas and east coast of Florida could be issued hurricane or tropical storm watches or warnings as early as Monday with an unusual late-season system taking aim at the Sunshine State.
Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Division of Emergency Management on Sunday to monitor the Atlantic weather disturbance and to warn Florida residents on the east coast of its potential impact on the state, according to the governor’s office.
FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie said his office is keeping close contact with the National Hurricane Center, the National Weather Service and all 67 county emergency management directors throughout the state for what federal weather forecasters call “98L.”
The Associated Press reports:
Beginning on Tuesday, Florida’s Atlantic coast will experience widespread minor to moderate coastal flooding, beach erosion, gusty squalls, and the potential for heavy rain. 98L could hit Florida as a strong tropical or subtropical storm, and a category 1 hurricane cannot be ruled out.
98L originated as an upper-level low pressure system that cut off from the jet stream to the north and drifted southwards into the Bahamas.
Satellite images on Sunday showed the broad low had a large amount of heavy thunderstorms that were growing more organized, and the system was beginning to resemble a subtropical storm.
We are closely monitoring Invest 98L which has developed in the Southwest Atlantic.⁰
Floridians should prepare for an increased risk of coastal flooding, heavy winds, rain, rip currents & beach erosion as early as Tuesday.⁰
Follow @FLSERT for up-to-date information.— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) November 6, 2022
Interests in the Bahamas & Florida need to closely watch newly designated invest #98L. The low-lvl center is robust & models are correcting to the GFS as result. Given the pressure gradient to the north, it won’t take much for #98L to eventually obtain hurricane-force winds pic.twitter.com/O4JdHorIZ8
— Eric Webb ?? ?? (@webberweather) November 6, 2022
It’s the last month of hurricane season and there are two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic. One them may bring troubling weather to Florida on Election Day. https://t.co/O6kZQauDen
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2022
1pm EST Sunday Nov 6–Key Messages for Area of Low Pressure over the SW Atlantic.
Interests along SE US coast, E Florida, & C-NW Bahamas should monitor closely. Storm Surge, Tropical Storm, & Hurricane Watches could be needed for parts on Monday.
Latest: https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ pic.twitter.com/SwcLhnNSCm
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) November 6, 2022