One more tropical system for the road

Despite early forecasts of a busy Atlantic hurricane season this year has pretty much been a bust...which is good for the beaches!  At the moment "Subtropical" storm Melissa is meandering across the middle of the Atlantic on its way northward and poses no threat to the U.S. mainland.  (A subtropical storm is one which has characteristics of both tropical and non-tropical storms.)

Given that the hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30th there is little chance of additional threats so Casablanca on 30A is looking like a great place to get away from colder weather up north.

Speaking of that colder weather a succession of fronts has been sweeping south and east across the nation the past couple of weeks.  The air masses have been getting colder as the sun retreats further southward in its journey toward the winter solstice next month.  One such front cleared through Santa Rosa Beach early yesterday (Monday) leaving behind cooler conditions. Highs today and tomorrow will be "only" in the mid-60s, which is 3-4 degrees cooler than average for this time of year.

By Thursday the thermometer will climb back into the lower 70s ahead of the next cold front which will arrive late Saturday.  This boundary will bring the coldest air of the season so far to much of the eastern U.S. and will even drop the high temperatures here to the low 60s (horrors!!).  If that sounds more inviting than the temperatures a lot of you will experience to begin Thanksgiving week you need to consider taking a break and head down this way.