Hurricane Barrel as record breaking storms get stronger. Now, the now category five storm made landfall in the Caribbean and this morning, meteorologically Southwick tracking Barrel and Jamaica is in its track or at least right on the edge of the cone could be tomorrow. Lee. Yes, absolutely. So, unfortunately, this storm right now, a category five, yes, it's supposed to weaken but still be a major category three hurricane when it approaches Jamaica. And that means life storm surge and wind for Jamaica winds right now, 165 miles an hour, it is going to move to the west. We have tropical storm warnings in effect for the island of Hispaniola on the southern coast there as this hurricane scrapes by to the south and then again approaches Jamaica as a category three hurricane, a hurricane warning there. This is new the Cayman Islands now under a hurricane watch as that hurricane passes by likely as a category two hurricane. So again, here's a look at the path it is expected from the National Hurricane Center to weaken just a little bit but still winds of 155 miles an hour. A major category four hurricane again approach Jamaica as a cat three, the Cayman Islands as a two maybe make landfall again in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico as a cat one that would happen early Friday. So anyone vacationing in the Cancun area needs to stay alert with that and then it will move into the Gulf. Now, the good news is it's expected to be a tropical storm when it does so. But still we will watch that closely behind it. The system behind it, a low chance of tropical development. Thank goodness for that. But still adding insult to injury with more rain on the way for those islands that were slammed today is a first coast news. Weather impact alert day. What is that? Yes, you're seeing this for the first time in the morning show, we issued this for the first time yesterday afternoon. So a weather impact alert day at first coast news, we will issue this anytime there's any sort of weather that will be an inconvenience to you. It's just another way we can stay on your side and alert you to what you need to know what you need to do to stay safe when that is going to occur and what that impact is. So let's talk about when today we have a weather impact alert day from 2 to 7 p.m. The impact heavy thunderstorms, more heavy rain and frequent lightning on the way in the afternoon and evening. That could happen during your m your evening commute. So keep that in mind, maybe you wanna allow extra time because we could have some rain. Also, frequent lightning out there if you have any outdoor plans today, one keep the rain gear handy, but have an indoor backup option because if you are heading to the pool or you are just grilling out in the evening, you'll need to move inside. If you see lightning or hear thunder right now, rain, not too much out there, but those of you in way cross you are having a wet morning commute. This is heading up towards the Patterson area as well. Later today, again, starting around two o'clock. Then that's when we expect more showers and thunderstorms out there. We will continue to see those thunderstorms arrive until about seven o'clock. Then Wednesday again, tomorrow, more thunderstorms on the way. So Wednesday is also a weather impact alert day for the 60% coverage of storms in the afternoon and evening. Then of course, it is the fourth of July. It's going to be hot and humid. Feels like temperatures in the low hundreds with temperatures, high temperatures near 92 and a 40% coverage of rain. Now, let's get to Katie in the U FA Health.
