The goal of the partnership is to archive and deliver the initiative’s data for continued research on ocean processes. NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to share high-quality oceanic data collected from the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative’s instrument arrays. Current steering winds would likely guide this 'would-be' tropical system just north of the Leeward Islands later in the week.NCEI and WHOI Begin Research Collaboration TROPICS: The NHC now gives a 70% chance of development with a tropical wave over the next 7-day stretch. Highs will be in the low to middle 80s range, several degrees below average for this time of the year. Rain chances, albeit lesser, persist through the end of the week. Like a broken record, these will likely need to be monitored for the potential of hail and strong winds. NEXT WEEK: The wet weather pattern continues, Monday and Tuesday has our greatest chance of rain and storms. Timing as of now looks to be between Midnight and 4AM but that is subject to change. Better rain chances arrive overnight as a potentially strong line of storms move in from the north, we'll have to keep an eye on this line for the potential os very strong winds and large hail. Storms remain fairly isolated Sunday afternoon with partly cloudy skies. REST OF THE WEEKED: We remain in an unsettled weather pattern, an upper low over New England and a Ridge over the southern Plains is creating an atmospheric conveyer belt bringing us multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms. RADAR CHECK: A few strong storms have developed in SW Alabama, the northern half of the state remains mainly dry with just a few isolated showers and temps near 90

Saturday Afternoon JForecaster: Evan Chickvara

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