JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A warm fall-like pattern starts to take shape Sunday and through the first half of the week as September ends and October begins.
Sunday highs will be in the upper 80s along the coast, inland, and in Southeast Georgia, while areas near the St. Johns River will top out closer to 90. All flood, rip current and hazardous weather alerts in our region have expired.
Once the sunsets at 7:14 p.m., temperatures will gradually drop into the upper 70s.
Another nice day on Monday, with a chance of scattered showers in the late afternoon.
Hurricane Issac continues to move towards the northeast near 12 mph and is located several hundred miles northwest of the Azores. This storm will remain the eastern Atlantic Ocean. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
Tropical Storm Joyce is expected to weaken and become a tropical depression on Monday. Currently moving towards the northwest near 6 mph with a towards the north projected for Monday and Tuesday. No coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
A disturbance off the coast of Cape Verde Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic (AL90) is a low-pressure system behind Tropical Storm Joyce. It will likely continue to develop and become a tropical depression by next week. It will follow a similar path as Tropical Storm Joyce.
Formation chance through 48 hours is 60 percent. Formation chance through 7 days is 80 percent.
A second tropical wave is gradually developing behind AL90 and has a 20% chance of formation over the next 7 days.
Western Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico there is an area of low pressure that will continue to grow and develop, likely into a tropical depression and then a storm. According to models, wind patterns and the NHC it is expected to move northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico. This is the same area of formation as Helene and will be monitored closely. Formation chance through 48 hours is 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days is 50 percent.