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Tropics threats for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None though most of the upcoming week. Depending on timing, exact track & strength of what could be “Ernesto”, a major rip current risk could develop along the coast by next weekend.
The Atlantic Basin Overview:
(1) “Debby” – The 4th Atlantic named storm of the season strengthened into the 2nd hurricane of the season with the 11pm Sunday, 08/04 advisory. Debby was intensifying right up to landfall but thankfully ran out of time over the warm Gulf water with a 7am EDT landfall at Steinhatchee some 60-70 miles north/northwest of Cedar Key followed by a second landfall as a tropical storm at Bulls Bay, SC early Thu.