SAVANNAH, Ga. () — Tuesday afternoon was hot and breezy. High temperatures warmed into the upper 80s to lower 90s.

A few isolated showers and storms were able to develop for some inland areas.

Conditions were also breezy at times due to already being under the influence of Hurricane Erin’s circulation.

Wednesday and Thursday will be a continuation of the pattern from Tuesday. Both days will be partly sunny and hot with a few isolated showers and storms.

Highs will again make it to the upper 80s to lower 90s.

The breeze may be strong at times, especially for Wednesday along the coast. Wind gusts may be in excess of 20-25 mph at times. Strong wind off of the coast has already been causing rough surf and a high rip current risk.

The next few high tide cycles may lead to some minor coastal flooding over the next few days. High tide Wednesday evening is forecast to reach 9.5′ which is minor flood stage for Fort Pulaski.

These concerns at the coast will continue through the week as Hurricane Erin travels northward along the East coast. 

Rain and storm chances will be back starting on Friday once Hurricane Erin begins to pull away from the U.S.

A frontal boundary moving southward will help to initiate scattered showers and storms Friday afternoon and into the weekend.

Afternoon high temperatures will be trending below average with the extra cloud cover and scattered rain. Highs over the weekend will be just in the mid 80s.

TRACKING THE TROPICS

Hurricane Erin weakened throughout Tuesday. As of 8 p.m., it has sustained wind of 105 mph with higher gusts. The storm has been battling some dry air.

Not much has changed with the forecast path and should stay about 450 miles off of our coast.

High surf and rip currents are the primary issues for Georgia and South Carolina. Conditions on Wednesday will be breezy and gusty at times along the coast.

The NHC is also watching two other tropical waves in the Atlantic for potential development into tropical depressions or tropical storms.

A tropical wave located over the central Atlantic has a medium (60%) chance of development over the next 5-7 days.

This one is now looking to lock in on a path similar to what Erin took, keeping it away from the Caribbean islands and the U.S.

Though it is still worth monitoring this system for changes over the next week or so.

A second tropical wave is located southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. This one has been developing some thunderstorms around a broad area of low pressure.

Chances for development into a depression or storm are low (30%) right now.

However, the environment will become more supportive for development as it moves westward. Current projections keep this system further south than Erin and the central Atlantic tropical wave.

It may become an issue for the Caribbean over the weekend or next week.