First Alert Weather: Local nor’easter brings weekend showers and coastal, river impacts

Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the forecast:

  • This evening will be dry and breezy.
  • Local nor’easter conditions are here for the weekend.
  • A few showers will begin closer to the coast on Saturday morning as winds gust to 20-30 mph out of the north/northeast.
  • Scattered on-and-off showers are likely in NE Florida closer to the coast and St. Johns River Basin.
  • Sunday will feature a few showers moving off the Atlantic with dry times mixed in between.
    • High surf and dangerous rip currents can be expected this weekend.
    • Some “moderate to major” tidal flooding is expected this weekend, especially from Saturday night through Monday.
    • Wind gusts of 35-45 mph possible at the coast this weekend.
    • Moderate to possibly even major beach erosion is likely through early next week.
  • Mainly dry and breezy this weekend along and west of Highway 301 and closer to I-95 in SE Georgia.

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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy. LOW: 58 (60s along the coast)

TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and windy. Scattered on-and-off showers. High: 72

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy and windy, a few showers. 60/74

MONDAY: Partly sunny and breezy. Isolated showers. 60/72

TUESDAY: Partly sunny and breezy. 58/73

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny and breezy. 58/75

THURSDAY: Partly sunny and breezy. Isolated shower. 58/75

FRIDAY: Partly sunny with an isolated shower. 59/77

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