First Alert Weather: Shower bands streaming west off the Atlantic

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the forecast:

  • Winds out of the east continue to bring shower bands quickly onshore, moving west/southwest through tonight into Wednesday.  Rough at our beaches with a high rip current risk where temps will top out in the low to mid 80s… 85-90 inland.
  • Winds will become more southerly by Thursday through the weekend so high temps. return to 90+ with scattered heavy afternoon/early evening showers & storms.

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Tropics:

  • Tracking: No areas of concern across the Atlantic Basin. Peak of the season is Thu. Sept. 10. Next name: “Fay”. Friday will tie the record for the satellite era of the deepest into the Atlantic hurricane season without a hurricane. Hurricane “Lowell” has made its closest approach to Hawaii & will move away while weakening over the next couple days. Always more: “Talking the Tropics With Mike”.

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First Alert 7-day Forecast:

  • TONIGHT: A few showers at times… partly cloudy. Low: 76
  • WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with a few showers at times… an isolated inland afternoon t’storm. High: 89… 80-85 @ beaches.
  • WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy.  Low: 73
  • THURSDAY: Partly sunny with a few afternoon showers & storms – especially inland. High: 90
  • FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers & storms. 74/92
  • SATURDAY: Partly sunny with scattered afternoon t’storms. 74/93
  • SUNDAY: Partly cloudy with afternoon scattered showers/storms. 74/92
  • MONDAY: Partly sunny, inland afternoon storm. 75/92
  • TUESDAY: Partly sunny with an inland afternoon showers & t’storms. 74/91

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