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First Alert Weather: Showers moving west off the Atlantic

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

  • Persistent east winds off the ocean are pushing westward bands of showers & isolated t’storms, which will slowly become more isolated overnight. Lows in the 70s.
  • The east winds continue Thursday with a few morning coastal showers & a few inland afternoon showers & isolated t’storms, with highs in the 80s at the beaches to around 90 inland.
  • By Friday into the weekend, west/southwest winds will develop & temps. will trend hotter, ranging from near 90 at the beaches to the mid 90s inland with a few showers & locally heavy storms each afternoon.

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Tropics:

  • Tracking: What’s left of Edouard is “raining out” over East Texas. Otherwise, no areas of concern across the Atlantic Basin. Next name: “Fay”.

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First Alert 7-day Forecast:

  • TONIGHT: A few showers… partly cloudy. Low: 74
  • THIURSDAY: Partly cloudy with a coastal morning shower… a few inland afternoon showers, isolated t’storms. High: 90… 86 at beaches.
  • THURSDAY NIGHT: Inland shower/storm early… partly cloudy.  Low: 74
  • FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers & t’storms. High: 90
  • SATURDAY: Partly sunny & hot with a few afternoon showers & t’storms. 74/93
  • SUNDAY: Hot… partly sunny with a few afternoon t’storms. 74/93
  • LABOR DAY: Partly cloudy with scattered showers & a few storms. 74/90
  • TUESDAY: Partly sunny, an inland afternoon shower/storm. 73/89
  • WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with an isolated shower. 73/89

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