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Isaias is still aimed at the northern Gulf Coast, but forecasters now expect tides 1 to 3 feet above normal from Citrus County to Pinellas on Friday. Here’s what that means, plus the fuel and cruise picture.
Isaias is expected to strengthen quickly and reach the northern Gulf Coast late Friday. Tampa Bay is outside the cone but faces more rain, rough Gulf water and high rip current risk.
The National Hurricane Center now gives a southwestern Gulf system a 70% chance of development. Before then, a stalled front could bring Tampa Bay 2 to 4 inches of rain.
Roger Edwards, a meteorologist who retired from NOAA, called the timing an astounding coincidence. The next Atlantic name is Dolly. It was picked decades ago.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking two Atlantic disturbances, with one having a 50% chance of formation over the next seven days.
NHC is tracking Tropical Storm Cristobal and two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, with one system showing a 80% chance of tropical cyclone formation over the next seven days.
Tropical Depression 2 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf, prompting a Tropical Storm Watch for parts of the Florida Panhandle as NHC warn of heavy rain and possible flash flooding along the Gulf Coast through Friday.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance off the Southeast coast with a 10% chance of tropical cyclone formation over the next seven days.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking the first Atlantic disturbance of the 2026 hurricane season, which has developed into Potential Tropical Cyclone One.
