Storms keeping it rough along the coast<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 I\u2019m Meteorologist Katie Garner with The Weather Authority, and we\u2019re seeing some active days ahead for Jacksonville and the coast. Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto are making waves\u2014literally\u2014across our area, and I want to make sure you know what to expect. Imelda is expected to stay offshore, making a sharp turn to the east-northeast. That\u2019s thanks to stronger steering currents out there, pushed along in part by the circulation around Hurricane Humberto, which remains a major hurricane but is also staying out to sea. The Carolinas can expect some heavy rain, but here along the southeast coast\u2014including Jacksonville\u2014we\u2019re tracking rough surf, dangerous rip currents and gusty winds. <\/p>\n Beaches see hazardous surf and rip currents<\/p>\n I\u2019m watching those wave heights closely on Exact Track 4D. Offshore, we\u2019re forecast to see waves between 12 and 17 feet, while onshore conditions will bring surf from about 5 to 7 feet, and that\u2019s going to stick around through Friday. If you surf, this is probably your Super Bowl, but please, be careful! Even strong swimmers aren\u2019t immune to powerful rip currents, and the risk is high all along the coastline this week. Boaters should know there\u2019s a small craft advisory as well. Sustained winds are expected around 19 mph or so, but gusts could easily hit into the 30s. If you have great beach photos or see dramatic waves, I\u2019d love for you to share them through SnapJAX at https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/snapjax\/. Just please, stay safe when near the water. <\/p>\n Spotty rain, breezy days in the week ahead<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what to expect inland. Showers are popping up across spots like Palatka, St. Augustine, Gainesville and Fernandina Beach, but it\u2019s not a total washout. The showers have been pretty sporadic, so some places will see a quick downpour, but most of us will just get breezy and cloudy weather. Wind gusts are likely to range from the teens up to the 30s, especially around lunchtime and right as the kids are coming home from school. The rain will add up over the week, but nothing extreme is expected\u2014maybe around 4 inches at the coast and 3 inches in Jacksonville, spread out over several days. Highs today are expected in the low to mid-80s, with mornings starting off in the mid-70s. You can expect the highest rain chances today and tomorrow, with a gradual shift to the lower 80s and slightly drier conditions as we head to Thursday and Friday. <\/p>\n Stay prepared and stay in touch<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be keeping you updated with everything you need to know right here and on The Weather Authority. For more live updates, alerts and the latest Exact Track 4D radar, you can always check out the News4JAX weather page. Let\u2019s stay weather aware\u2014and if you catch something wild out there, don\u2019t forget SnapJAX!<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Storms keeping it rough along the coast JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 I\u2019m Meteorologist Katie Garner with The Weather Authority,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":263551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,137763,24257,3188,723,1599,79677,136901,7310,29626,6773,49368,24258,137762,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,137761,11039],"class_list":{"0":"post-263550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-beach-hazards","10":"tag-exact-track-4d","11":"tag-fl","12":"tag-florida","13":"tag-forecast","14":"tag-high-surf","15":"tag-hurricane-humberto","16":"tag-jacksonville","17":"tag-jacksonville-weather","18":"tag-rain","19":"tag-rip-currents","20":"tag-the-weather-authority","21":"tag-tropical-storm-imelda","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-united-states-of-america","24":"tag-unitedstates","25":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa","28":"tag-wave-forecast","29":"tag-wind"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115287093653279541","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}