First Alert Weather: Powerful Erin tracks in the Atlantic while storms drop heavy rain locally

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said you can expect for the First Alert Weather forecast:

It was a stormy afternoon & evening across the area
Numerous spots in NE FL/SE GA, especially west of I-95, saw 1+" of rain
Rain is fading tonight, and it will be warm overnight
Rain will be near the coast & I-95 the first half of the day tomorrow, shifting inland with time
On-shore winds set up tomorrow and linger on Monday
This pattern will focus rain near the coast on Monday morning, then inland later
The days turn drier Tue/Wed as Erin tracks to our east
We’ll see rough seas & surf beginning Tuesday, thanks to Erin, with waves peaking at 7-8 feet
Drier air pivoting around Erin will be over us, so there may be a slight decrease in humidity mid-week
Humidity & storms return late week & next weekend

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Hurricane Erin became a Category 5 on Saturday morning thanks to remarkably rapid intensification
Bands of heavy rain are covering Puerto Rico & the British Virgin Islands
Rough seas & surf will impact the Northern Coasts of PR & Hispaniola
Erin itself tracks north of the Caribbean islands
The forecast remains on track for Erin to pass 500-1000 miles east of our area
A weak low-pressure area off the coast of the Carolinas may try to develop
It’s headed east out to sea, so even if it did develop, it’s moving away
We’ll have to watch the Central Atlantic again later this week for potential development