WE ARE TRACKING A HEAT ADVISORY FRIDAY

DANGEROUS HEAT & RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEEKEND

INCREASING SHOWER CHANCES BY NEXT WEEK

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FRIDAY: Hot and muggy, possible coastal PM shower. Heat Index <>>105. Breezy. HIGHS: 94-98 Inland, 86-90 Coastal. WIND: Southwest 10-20 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Some cloudiness. Very warm and humid. LOWS: 74-78 inland, 78-82 Coastal. Winds South 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny start, very hot, humid and breezy. Heat indices near or above 105. PM Scattered thundershowers inland. HIGHS: 92-96. WIND: South 10-15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Increasing cloud cover, high humidity. Rain chances go early AM. LOWS: 74-78 Inland, 76-80 Coastal. WIND: South 15-25 mph.

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Tropical Forecast: Beryl is traveling at around 16 mph in the west. The center is predicted to move from west to west-northwest over the course of the next day or so, arriving at the Yucatan Peninsula later this morning. By the end of the weekend, Beryl is predicted to have moved northwest, passing over the southwest Gulf of Mexico and heading toward northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. The maximum sustained speed is still close to 115 mph. Prior to landfall, no change in strength is anticipated. Beryl is predicted to diminish quickly as it passes over the Yucatan Peninsula and then slowly intensify again as it traverses the Gulf of Mexico.

There are no other areas in the Atlantic Basin where tropical cyclone development is expected over the next seven days. We are tracking the tropics to keep you alert to the severe weather danger.

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Marine Forecast: Seas will be 3' - 4' and water temperatures are in the low 80s at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. The Rivers and Sounds are in the mid 80s and will have a moderate chop increasing to choppy on Friday. Winds will be from the southwest becoming south 10-20 knots at the Crystal Coast and on the Outer Banks. High tide is at 7:20am and low tide is at 1:15pm.

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Weather Summary:

We are tracking high pressure in the StormTrack 12 Weather Center. Over the course of the weekend, high pressure will be focused offshore, bringing with it return flow as well as oppresive heat and humidity. You could see a sea-breeze thundershower in the afternoon. The heat and humidity will elevate the heat index as well. Actual highs will climb to near 90 at the beaches and mid 90s inland. The heat index may get into the 105 to 110 range.

The front is slipping east at a very slow effort on Sunday. A high in the Ohio Valley is trying to provide a little push, but it just isn't moving much. The heat and humidity will remain, with a 105-110 heat index for our area. There is a chance for some isolated to scattered showers, especially along the sea-breeze.

The front appears to stall before reaching our area on Monday. There is still a 40 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms, mainly along the afternoon sea-breeze.

There is a similar situation for in place for Tuesday. The front becomes stationary in the central part of the state into central Virginia. Expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and an afternoon shower or thundershower, mainly in the heat of the day.

The high will try to settle into the Gulf Coastal region on Wednesday. The front to our west and north will start to dissipate or drift back north as a warm front. This will bring partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies and an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Not much of a change from the heat and humidity.

Highs will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s Saturday through Wednesday. Lows will be in the low to upper 70s Friday night through Wednesday night.

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Our normal high 90, low 71.