Tropical Storm Milton

 Apparently our days of being mostly missed by hurricanes is about to end. 

Tropical Storm Milton, currently in the western Gulf of Mexico, is expected to slam into Western Florida and cruise through north central Florida before exiting into the Atlantic. Ugh. We are anticipating torrential rains and possibly tropical storm force winds. 

Chris and I are keeping a close watch on the forecasts, which seem to indicate a glancing blow right now, but as we all are aware, hurricanes often have a mind of their own! 

I have annotated our location to provide context. These are from about 4 AM this morning and show what I am following in terms of track, rain, and wind. 

It appears we will receive between 6-8 inches of rain, and the winds will remain below about 55 mph. Tuesday night through Friday morning seems to be when the worst of it will be upon us. I hope the storm holds to the northern track they have forecast. I saw one projection where two of the approximate 10 models slid south over us.

Cancer Society 300-mile Challenge Update:

I completed my fifth ride yesterday. I cycled 16.51 miles with Chris around Tequesta and have logged a total of 97.45 miles. I have 202.55 miles remaining to reach the 300 mile goal. With the hurricane settling into the area, riding may be tough until Friday. I will look for a break in the rains to get out. I did do some PM on my bike yesterday so it is fully ready to tackle the remaining miles. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL