First Alert Weather: Tracking scattered showers, Hurricane Isaias in the Gulf

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A few showers will move off the Atlantic this AM and afternoon.

  • Drier weather well inland and in SE Georgia today.
  • Coastal flood advisory for the St. Johns River Basin into the weekend.
  • Local nor’easter continues today with onshore winds.
    • High risk of rip currents.
    • High surf of 3-5 feet that could help cause some beach erosion.
    • Higher tides due to the approaching new moon + strengthening onshore winds.
  • Additional rainfall totals could be 0.5-1.0 " in some localized spots that see a few rounds of showers.
  • Scattered showers and storms return on Friday.

TROPICS

  • Hurricane Isaias is now the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
  • 2026 has established a record for the satellite era - since 1966 - with no Atlantic hurricanes through & beyond Sept. 11th, until last night, October 7th.
  • The hurricane will make a northward beeline to the Mississippi/Alabama coastline Fri. night-early Saturday.
  • Few direct impacts but peripheral bands of showers & storms will be heavy at times with at least some threat for strong/severe storms from time to time.
  • “Talking The Tropics with Mike” is updated every day.

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TODAY: Cloudy, Scattered showers. Less coverage than yesterday. High: 82

TONIGHT: Cloudy with showers. Low: 70

FRIDAY: Cloudy, Scattered showers/storms. Breezy. 70/82

SATURDAY: Cloudy and humid. Scattered showers/storms. 71/83

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy, Scattered afternoon showers/storms. 72/88

MONDAY: Turning mostly sunny. Not as humid. 69/87

TUESDAY: Sunny with low humidity. 63/84

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. 60/87

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