Hot Wednesday then turning ‘cooler,’ Ernesto expected to strengthen into hurricane

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s partly sunny with temperatures in the 90s as the sea breeze is just starting to edge inland.

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The Tropics

The First Alert Weather Team is also tracking the topics. Ernesto is strengthening and should soon be a hurricane while the center passes just northeast of Puerto Rico. Still a track far to the east of Florida but there will be a rip current risk with an easterly swell all up and down the East Coast. See “Talking the Tropics With Mike.”

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It will be a hot Wednesday then turning “cooler.”

Hot temperatures continue through Wednesday with afternoon highs in the 90s with widely scattered late day showers and thunderstorms.

A wind shift to out of the northeast off the Atlantic will be accompanied by a few showers and storms Thursday before dying out Friday. Temperatures will “dip” into the 80s for highs and lows well inland into the 60s.

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Saturday will stay dry but temperatures will start to warm again -- low 90s in the afternoon.

Here’s a look at your First Alert 7-Day Forecast:

TONIGHT: Isolated storm early… partly cloudy. Low: 75

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny & hot with widely scattered afternoon showers/t’storms. High: 96

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Isolated storm early… partly cloudy.  Low: 76

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy, becoming breezy, not as hot with a few showers & t’storms. High: 89

FRIDAY: Partly sunny.  High: 89

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. High: 92

SUNDAY: Partly sunny, a few afternoon storms.  High: 93

MONDAY: Partly sunny with a few afternoon showers & t’storms. High: 93

TUESDAY: Partly sunny with scattered afternoon showers & storms. High: 94

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