TL;DR: Sara continues to dump prodigious rain on Central America. Tides at Savannah GA not as high as forecast; Philippines pounded again.
First, of interest to the Frogmore Metroplex (Savannah/HHI/Beaufort), the tides didn’t top out as high as forecast this morning, likely due to lower onshore winds. As of 9:15am they are on the way down, topped out about 5 inches lower than forecast. May not sound like much, but it’s called the “Low Country” for a reason and those few inches make a big difference. Another high tide Sunday morning will flirt with the warning levels, but it should also be right at 10 ft or lower MLLW.
Tropical Storm Sara remains stalled just off the coast of Honduras, but has begun drifting slowly west in the last few hours. Hard to tell because it is so disorganized …
But it is dumping a lot of rain over Central America, causing flooding and mudslides. More is in store across eastern Guatemala and Honduras, Belize, and the Mexican State of Quintana Roo.
The remnants of Sara should merge with a passing frontal system, which might produce some gusty winds across Florida and south Georgia as the front passes next week, but unless someone told you it was what was left of Sara you’d never know it.
The Philippines continues to be pounded by Typhoons, this time Super Typhoon (Cat 4 Saffir Simpson Scale) Man-Yi:
This is a powerful storm and will cause a lot of damage in the swath:
Economic impacts could top $1 Billion dollars, in part due to pre-existing damage and disruption from previous storms this year.