Travel plans could be ruined by heavy rains in the East Coast before Memorial Day Weekend. The FOX Weather Center is tracking an unusual weather scenario that could lead to a tropical storm developing over the western Atlantic, causing a washout holiday weekend for parts of the Carolinas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC), in a Tropical Weather Outlook published on Wednesday afternoon, said that there was only a 10% probability that the storm would become a tropical cyclone or subtropical cyclone. This is because the storm is “forecast” to remain frontal and move northwards and inland this weekend over the Carolinas. The NHC stated that it is unlikely that the system will become tropical. It would need to lose both its cold and warm fronts, and develop a center of circulation. Britta Merwin, a FOX Weather meteorologist, said that “places like Atlanta” will have to pay attention to this because of the changes in the forecast and the fact that the models are coming together. “It looks like many people in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina are going to need indoor activities for Memorial Day Weekend.” Computer forecast models indicate that a cold front which has stalled in Florida this week may interact with spin developing at the upper levels of atmosphere. The National Hurricane Center’s latest forecast for tropical development along the Southeast coast. FOX weather A tropical disturbance that could cause rain on Memorial Day weekend may affect parts of the east coast. Paul Martinka Regardless of whether the coastal low is tropical or not, Florida communities can expect several inches of rain over the next few weeks. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the low-pressure system will then curve westward and into the Carolinas. Some holiday weekend beach plans may be dampened by heavy rain, rough waves and gusty wind along parts of Southeast coast. In the Southeast, coastal regions will be affected by heavy rains, rough surf, and gusty wind later this week, and into Memorial Day weekend. FOX weather Jason Frazer, FOX Weather meteorologist, said that forecasts will be a bit off in the next 24 to 48 hours. “But we are really confident that there will be rain in the Carolinas.” You’re going to get hit with a decent amount of wind.” This weekend, 42.3 million Americans are expected to travel. The American Automobile Association predicts that 2.7 million people will travel more this year than last, a 2.7% increase and a sign of things to come. This weekend, more than 42 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home. Paula Twidale is the senior vice president at AAA Travel. She said that this Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest since 2000, when AAA began tracking holiday travel. “More Americans plan and book their trips earlier, despite the inflation. This summer’s travel season could set records, especially in airports. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the low-pressure system will likely curve westward and into the Carolinas. FOX weather This weekend, a large ridge of pressure over the Northeast will be the saving grace for those who live there. The forecast is dry north of Washington D.C. Merwin said, “It will also really hammer the coastal low into the Carolinas.” “A double-edged blade here, where we have some major impacts for the Carolinas due to that blocking high in the north. “This area of low-pressure can only be driven into coastal areas in South Carolina and North Carolina.” The combination of gusty wind and rough seas could lead to a greater threat from ripcurrents, which could extend from the Carolinas all the way through to the Sunshine State.

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Travel plans could be ruined by heavy rains in the East Coast before Memorial Day Weekend. The FOX Weather Center is tracking an unusual weather scenario that could lead to a tropical storm developing over the western Atlantic, causing a washout holiday weekend for parts of the Carolinas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC), in a Tropical Weather Outlook published on Wednesday afternoon, said that there was only a 10% probability that the storm would become a tropical cyclone or subtropical cyclone. This is because the storm is "forecast" to remain frontal and move northwards and inland this weekend over the Carolinas. The NHC stated that it is unlikely that the system will become tropical. It would need to lose both its cold and warm fronts, and develop a center of circulation. Britta Merwin, a FOX Weather meteorologist, said that "places like Atlanta" will have to pay attention to this because of the changes in the forecast and the fact that the models are coming together. "It looks like many people in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina are going to need indoor activities for Memorial Day Weekend." Computer forecast models indicate that a cold front which has stalled in Florida this week may interact with spin developing at the upper levels of atmosphere. The National Hurricane Center's latest forecast for tropical development along the Southeast coast. FOX weather A tropical disturbance that could cause rain on Memorial Day weekend may affect parts of the east coast. Paul Martinka Regardless of whether the coastal low is tropical or not, Florida communities can expect several inches of rain over the next few weeks. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the low-pressure system will then curve westward and into the Carolinas. Some holiday weekend beach plans may be dampened by heavy rain, rough waves and gusty wind along parts of Southeast coast. In the Southeast, coastal regions will be affected by heavy rains, rough surf, and gusty wind later this week, and into Memorial Day weekend. FOX weather Jason Frazer, FOX Weather meteorologist, said that forecasts will be a bit off in the next 24 to 48 hours. "But we are really confident that there will be rain in the Carolinas." You're going to get hit with a decent amount of wind." This weekend, 42.3 million Americans are expected to travel. The American Automobile Association predicts that 2.7 million people will travel more this year than last, a 2.7% increase and a sign of things to come. This weekend, more than 42 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home. Paula Twidale is the senior vice president at AAA Travel. She said that this Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest since 2000, when AAA began tracking holiday travel. "More Americans plan and book their trips earlier, despite the inflation. This summer's travel season could set records, especially in airports. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the low-pressure system will likely curve westward and into the Carolinas. FOX weather This weekend, a large ridge of pressure over the Northeast will be the saving grace for those who live there. The forecast is dry north of Washington D.C. Merwin said, "It will also really hammer the coastal low into the Carolinas." "A double-edged blade here, where we have some major impacts for the Carolinas due to that blocking high in the north. "This area of low-pressure can only be driven into coastal areas in South Carolina and North Carolina." The combination of gusty wind and rough seas could lead to a greater threat from ripcurrents, which could extend from the Carolinas all the way through to the Sunshine State.

parts of the East Coast for the Memorial Day weekend, potentially ruining travel plans for the millions vacationing during the unofficial start to summer. 

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a complex weather scenario off the Eastern Seaboard, which could lead to a tropical disturbance developing over the western Atlantic that causes a holiday weekend washout for parts of the Carolinas and the Southeast coast.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a Tropical Weather Outlook on Wednesday afternoon there is only a 10% chance that the storm could become a subtropical or tropical cyclone because it is “forecast to remain frontal while moving generally northward and inland over the Carolinas this weekend.”

To become tropical, the system would have to lose its cold and warm fronts and develop a well-defined center of circulation, which the NHC said appears unlikely.

“Places like Atlanta … are going to have to focus on this just because of the changes and also the models kind of coming together on this forecast story,” FOX Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin said. “Looks like a lot of folks between Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina will need indoor options for Memorial Day weekend.”

Computer forecast models show a cold front that has stalled near Florida this week could interact with spin developing in the upper levels of the atmosphere.

The National Hurricane Center's current outlook for tropical development off the Southeast coast.

The National Hurricane Center’s current outlook for tropical development off the Southeast coast.
FOX Weather

A potential tropical disturbance could case rain during Memorial Day weekend for parts of the east coast.

A potential tropical disturbance could case rain during Memorial Day weekend for parts of the east coast.
Paul Martinka

No matter whether the coastal low is tropical in formation, some Florida communities are in store for several inches of rainfall over the next few days.

The low-pressure system is then expected to curve westward into the Carolinas over the Memorial Day weekend.

Periods of heavy rain, rough surf and gusty winds are likely along parts of the Southeast coast, dampening some holiday weekend beach plans.

Regardless of tropical development, a period of heavy rain, rough surf and gusty winds will impact coastal regions of the Southeast later this week and into the Memorial Day weekend.

Regardless of tropical development, a period of heavy rain, rough surf and gusty winds will impact coastal regions of the Southeast later this week and into the Memorial Day weekend.
FOX Weather

“These forecasts are going to wobble just a little bit here over the next 24 hours,” FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer said. “But we’re really confident that the Carolinas are going to be getting rain. You’re also going to be getting hit with some decent amount of wind.”

42.3 million Americans will travel this weekend

The American Automobile Association projects 2.7 million more people will travel this year compared to last – a rise of 2.7% and a sign of what’s to come in the months ahead.

More than 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this weekend.

“This is expected to be the third-busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000 when AAA started tracking holiday travel,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel. “More Americans are planning trips and booking them earlier, despite inflation. This summer travel season could be one for the record books, especially at airports.”  

The low-pressure system is expected to curve westward into the Carolinas over the Memorial Day weekend.

The low-pressure system is expected to curve westward into the Carolinas over the Memorial Day weekend.
FOX Weather

A large ridge of high pressure over the Northeast is going to deliver the saving grace this weekend for those there, keeping the forecast dry north of Washington, D.C.

“It’s also going to really hammer this coastal low right into the Carolinas,” Merwin said. “A double-edged sword here where we have some big impacts for the Carolinas because of that blocking high to the north.

It just can’t move to the north, and so this area of low pressure only has one option that’s to drive it right into coastal areas of South Carolina and North Carolina.”

Additionally, the combination of gusty winds and rough seas will likely lead to an enhanced threat from rip currents that could stretch from the Carolinas through the Sunshine State.