Rain, wind and wet roads for the AM commute

• Tracking scattered light showers this morning for portions of the area.

• Wet or damp roads are expected for the heart of the morning commute.

• Showers will stream off the Atlantic, especially south of Jacksonville.

• Showers will also move from southwest to northeast across inland neighborhoods.

• Winds will be out of the northeast at 15-20 mph.

o Gusts to 40-45 mph expected along the immediate coastline.

• Rough ocean conditions with seas of 8-11 feet (+)

• High surf at local beaches.

o Surf: 7-11 ft (+)

o High rip current risk

o Best advice is to stay out of the water for the rest of this week as higher surf continues.

• Highest rainfall totals over the next 48 hours will be along the coast, especially St. Johns county.

o Rainfall could exceed 1-1.5+ inches through Tuesday.

• Temperatures held to the upper 60s to lower 70s through Thursday.

• Coverage of the rain lightens up by Thursday and especially Friday.

• The weekend will be dry with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

TODAY: Cloudy with showers and gusty winds. HIGH: 69

TONIGHT: Cloudy and windy. Scattered showers, especially along the coast. LOW: 63

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy with a few showers. 63/70

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy with a few coastal showers. 61/73

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. 59/77

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. 60/79

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. 60/80

MONDAY: Partly sunny. 61/81