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First Alert Weather: Yellow Alert for isolated evening storms east of NYC

First Alert Weather: Yellow Alert for heavy rain during a.m. commute
First Alert Weather: Yellow Alert for heavy rain during a.m. commute 02:38

Alert: Yellow Alert for Wednesday PM, but mainly east of NYC for an isolated strong or even severe t'storm.

Advisories:

  • High rip current risk along NJ and south facing NY beaches
  • High Surf Advisory along south facing NY beaches today and tomorrow for 4-10 foot waves
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Forecast

Today: Showers/downpours push through this morning with some flooding possible. Isolated showers/downpours the remainder of the day. Not as warm, but still humid with highs in the 70s

Tonight: Some clearing with a leftover shower. Cooler with lows in the low 60s... 50s inland.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and less humid. Highs in the 70s.

Tomorrow night: Even cooler with lows in the 50s... 40s N&W.

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Looking ahead

Friday: Mostly to partly sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy with a chance of rain east. Highs in the 70s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Hurricane Lee

5AM Update: 115 mph (Category 3) moving NW @ 6 mph

Track/strength: Gradually turns to the north over the next few days with some weakening expected into the weekend

Landfall: Most likely extreme northern New England or southeast Canada over the weekend

Local Impacts: 

  • Mid to late week: High surf, beach erosion and dangerous rip currents
  • Into the weekend: Bulk of the storm stays offshore, but some rain/wind to the east is not out of the question
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