Hurricane Erin now a Category 4 storm
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South Florida beachgoers are being warned of life-threatening rip currents that are expected along the coastline next week, as part of the impacts from Hurricane Erin.
Isolated to scattered rain and storm thunderstorms are highly likely through 7 PM, followed by light rain into the early morning hours of Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. Heat warnings remain from until 7 PM with feels like temperatures as high as 112 degrees.
5 p.m. Update: Erin is now organizing and strengthening over the Central Atlantic. Erin is expected to become at least a Catgory 3 hurricane but missing Puerto Rico to the north and staying well east of Florida. It is expected to reach Jacksonville’s latitude about early Wednesday, resulting in some rough seas and surf at area beaches next week.
Invest 97L, an area of low pressure associated with tropical wave now has a high probability of developing next week.