JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Erin has gone from a Category 5 to a Category 4 as of Saturday’s 11 p.m. advisory.
Hurricane Erin is about 1200 miles away from Jacksonville to the south and east. It is just to the northeast of Puerto Rico.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Hurricane Erin will travel far to the East of Florida.
Waves will reach 5-8ft on Tuesday next week as Erin travels past Jacksonville’s latitude.
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Here’s what to know about the storm:
- The core of Erin will safely pass north of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, and a high confidence track of a path between the Bahamas and Bermuda. This keeps Erin far, far away from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
- Erin will be a very large hurricane as it passes our latitude and will push strong swells toward our entire coastline, arriving Monday and lasting through around Thursday.
- Expect several days of dangerous rip currents and high surf of generally 5-8′ up and down our beaches. This may cause some minor beach erosion around the times of high tide.
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