Heavy rains (expected) Monday

 Heavy rains (expected) Monday

Heavy rains are expected on Monday

which therefore won't be a Sun day

in any possible  case.

But if there's  much more than a  trace

of a tropical cyclone,

it could get a name of its own

either at first  or eventually.

It will begin with a C

for the simple reason 

that's it's already the third storm of the young season,

and if strong enough, that name is projected to  be "Colin",

But if somewhat weaker, possibly just  "Semi-Colin"?

Well , we'll   see

but,either way, here's likely to be plenty of  misery

since Florida drivers are NOT noted for judgement or  courtesy.

HzL

6/5/16

Heavy rains expected Monday as forecasters expect tropical cyclone

 8:49 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 | Filed in: Weather

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Palm Beach County looks to be in for a lot of rain at the beginning of the week as a cluster of thunderstorms moves across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.

Forecasters are calling for heavy rains and a chance of flooding on Monday and Tuesday in South Florida, saying that the low-pressure area is likely to form into a tropical cyclone by Monday.

Daniel Owen

Heavy rains flooded the Jupiter West Plaza parking lot in Jupiter causing shoppers to brave high waters on Friday, March 25, 2016. (Daniel Owen / The Palm Beach Post)

It’s not clear how much the system will strengthen. But even if it doesn’t become a tropical depression or a tropical storm, South Florida looks to be in for a lot of rain.

“The impacts are the same,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said. “Regardless of the development, basically what we’re looking at here locally is some heavy rain and flooding.”

Saturday evening, the National Hurricane Center gave the system an 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone Monday.

It was moving Saturday through the northwestern Caribbean near Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters could help it to gain tropical cyclone status.

Forecasters says there is a chance of rain Sunday, but the heavy downpours will most likely start early Monday and grow even heavier on Tuesday.

Heavy gusts and isolated tornadoes are also a possibility that forecasters are watching for.

If the system does form into a tropical cyclone, it will be named Colin. It would be the earliest in the season that a C-named storm formed since 1851, thanks to the formation of Hurricane Alex in January and Tropical Storm Bonnie in May.