Beautiful evening and start to the week
Temperatures this afternoon are topping out in the upper 70s to 80s inland with breeze easterly winds. Rip current risk has increased to a โhigh riskโ due to the gusty easterly winds between 10-15 gusting at 25.Tomorrow: Morning temperatures will drop to the mid-60s under mostly to partly cloudy skies.Temperatures will continue in and around normal for this time of year with Tuesday highs topping out in the upper 70s to 80s. Rest of the Week: Consistent weather pattern for the first few days of the week and with the gusty winds subsiding towards the end of the week. Slight rain chances possibly next week depending on how far north the moisture can reach us here in JAXTROPICS: Tropical Depression 20 has formed in the Caribbean but no local threat to FLHurricane tammy continues to move over the central Atlantic but also no threat locally.
Tropical Storm Philippe soaks northeast Caribbean on a path toward Bermuda, New England and Canada
Tropical Storm Philippe is drenching the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as it spins away from the northeast Caribbean on a path that would take it toward Bermuda and later New England and Atlantic Canada.
Nice morning but quickly becoming hot
Another fall like morning across the region with temperatures in the upper 50s inland and mid 60s near the coast. Temperatures will quickly warm up into the upper 80s to 90s so a HOT afternoon in store.Monday: Spotty showers possible across our southern locations Monday morning. Most of us stay dry with wake-up temperatures in the upper 60s to 70s.In the afternoon, scattered rain showers become widespread into Monday evening across our coastal locations.TROPICS: Philippe become the 17 named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, but it is no threat to land as it goes out into the open waters of the Atlantic. Ophelia continues to bring gusty winds and rainfall to the northeast, but it is on its way out!
Second opportunity to receive tax-free discount on hurricane preparedness items starts Saturday
If you missed the first hurricane supply sales tax holiday in May at the beginning of hurricane season, your second chance to receive a few savings is Saturday, which comes just as a developing system is brewing in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to US
The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of peopleโs personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.
Why the tropics are suddenly active, when June systems are extremely rare
The tropics in the Atlantic have become very active. Tropical Storm Bret formed Monday evening and a second system is becoming likely to develop by midweek. But itโs not just active. Itโs historically active in a region where June systems are extremely rare.
Flooding at times of High Tide, drier weekend ahead
Areas of light rain continue across southeast Georgia while most of northeast Florida dries under cloudy skies.ย Our main hazard today and through the weekend will be flooding at times of high tide along our area rivers, the intercoastal and the Atlantic.
Cloudy gameday with scattered showers
Itโs a cloudy start to the weekend and the clouds will remain in place throughout the day. Scattered showers will also stream in from the Atlantic, and the showers will likely impact the Georgia-Florida game. Highs for gameday will be in the low 70s with windy conditions.
A hot start to the week, limited rain chances
A lucky few will see showers and thunderstorms today. The rest of us feel summerโs heat. Limited rain chances today with isolated activity expected inland, mainly after 3 p.m., near and along Highway 301. As the Atlantic sea breeze weakens, these will drift toward I-95 late tonight.
Hot and getting hotter for SE GA, Showers, storms for NE FL
Hot and humid with an active Atlantic sea breeze.ย The sea breeze will get a rolling head start this morning bringing better chances of showers and storms to our inland counties.ย Where the Atlantic sea breeze meets the Gulf wind, scattered to numerous showers, storms expected.ย Near seasonal afternoon highs continue across NE FL, hotter and drier for SE GA.
FWC: Changes coming for redfish, cobia in state waters; blueline tilefish in Atlantic
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved regulation changes for cobia and redfish in state waters and a temporary modification to the 2022 recreational blueline tilefish season in Atlantic state waters.
FOAR from Home: Rowing 3k for Veterans
4 Veterans from the representing each military branch have joined forces to fight Veteran PTSD and suicide by rowing across the Atlantic. Thanks to contributions from their Amelia Island / Fernandina community and more from across the country, they have raised over $500,000. They leave Nov. 26th to quarantine and prep for the Dec. 12th event. They will still be accepting donations at www.foarfromhome.com until March.