JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Powerful hurricane Erin is a Category 4 hurricane again north of the Turks and Caicos
Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team said we can expect:
- Powerful hurricane Erin is a Category 4 hurricane again north of the Turks and Caicos
- Fortunately, there is very high confidence in the core of Erin remaining well offshore the eastern United States.
- Erin is growing in size, and is pushing a large swell toward the southeast coast, including all of our beaches.
- Frequent, life-threatening rip currents are very likely at all local beaches today and lasting through at least Thursday.
- Wave heights will build toward 6-10 feet by Wednesday and Thursday. This will cause at least some beach erosion around the times of high tide.
- Higher than normal tides are possible later this week which could produce some minor coastal flooding in the flood-prone tidal locations.
- Behind Erin, another tropical wave bears watching in the long-range but it is far too soon for any specifics.
- The next name is Fernand (pronounced fair-NAHN).
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