FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Hot weekend ahead for the Jacksonville area

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Alert Weather Team is forecasting a hot weekend for Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

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Here’s what Action News Jax First Alert Meteorologist Garrett Bedenbaugh said we can expect:

• Dry Friday morning commute.
• Highs Friday in the mid to upper 90s inland and lower 90s at the coast.
• Feels like temperatures of 100+ degrees.
• An isolated late afternoon and early evening shower/storm will develop primarily in Northeast Florida after 4 p.m. Friday.
• Locally heavy rainfall and lightning are the primary threats. A gusty wind of 40+ mph is possible with any thunderstorm.
• Still hot over the weekend and mainly dry.

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