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First Alert Weather: Nor’easter brings strong winds, showers, and rough conditions at the beaches

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

  • RIGHT NOW: Waking up to a dry start with showers offshore. It is in the mid 50s in Jacksonville, 60s at the beaches and 40s inland.
  • TODAY: Cloud cover will continue to increase and northeasterly winds will pick up throughout the day. Winds will gust between 35-45 mph at the coast through the weekend.
  • There will be moderate to major tidal flooding and beach erosion at high tide through Monday.
  • High surf and dangerous rip currents can be expected through early next week.
  • Scattered showers will move off the Atlantic mainly in NE Florida at the coast and the St. Johns River Basin.
  • Afternoon temperatures will remain in the low 70s from the beaches through Jacksonville. Inland it will be in the upper 70s.
  • Sunday will be very similar to today with high winds, a few showers and dangerous surf.
  • Late Monday and Tuesday, the winds will dial back just a bit. Temperatures will also increase to the upper 70s.

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

TONIGHT: Windy with a few showers. LOW: 63

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy, a few showers. 63/74

MONDAY: Partly sunny and breezy. Isolated showers. 63/72

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and warmer. 58/76

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated shower. 58/78

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated shower. 63/75

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. 56/77

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