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Melissa retired from hurricane names list

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name Melissa from the list of hurricane names.

By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

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The Buresh Daily Discussion

The Buresh Daily Discussion

Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh takes a deep dive into the day's forecast, and its impact on the next few days.

4/7 - Tuesday

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

4/6 - Monday

Tracking rain and wind increasing • This morning is mainly dry for the AM commute with only an isolated shower. • A cold front is moving through the area early this morning. • Scattered showers will redevelop through the day near and north of I-10. • Winds will pick up out of the northeast at 15-20 mph with gusts to 25-30 mph this afternoon, especially along the coast. • Scattered showers will slowly sink south through the late afternoon and evening. • Rain and wind continue overnight and into Tuesday. • 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. • Winds will be gusting to 40+ mph along the coast Tuesday and Wednesday. o 20-30 mph gusts inland • Rough seas/surf up and down the coast for much of this week. • Temperatures held to the upper 60s to lower 70s through Thursday. • Where drought is the worst (toward I-75), rainfall amounts will be the least (less than 0.25"). TODAY: Mostly cloudy, turning breezy with showers developing. HIGH: 72 TONIGHT: Cloudy and windy. Scattered showers, especially along the coast. LOW: 58 TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy with scattered showers. 58/69 WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy and windy with a few showers. 63/70 THURSDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy with a few showers. 61/73 FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. 59/77 SATURDAY: Partly sunny. 63/79 SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. 63/80

4/3 - Friday

A few inland showers/storms, Warm Easter weekend • We are waking up to temperatures in the 60s this morning. • Some patchy inland fog possible this morning. • The morning commute will be mainly dry. o An isolated shower is possible along the coast. • An isolated midday inland moving shower will develop today for Jacksonville. • A few showers and storms are possible along and west of Highway 301 to I-75 mid to late afternoon. o Main threats: heavy (much needed) rain and embedded lightning. o Jacksonville and local beaches will see a dry evening commute. • Highs today in the lower 80s. • High rip current risk at area beaches. • The Easter weekend will be warm with many dry hours. A few isolated showers are possible in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. • Another cold front will arrive Monday with a few showers and a dip in temperatures. • We turn breezy early next week with highs in the 70s and a few showers, especially along the coast. o Local nor'easter conditions TODAY: AM patchy fog. Partly cloudy, warm, isolated midday and afternoon showers. A few storms west of Highway 301. HIGH: 83 TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 64 SATURDAY: Patchy AM fog. Partly cloudy, warm, isolated afternoon shower. 64/86 EASTER SUNDAY: Patchy AM fog. Partly cloudy, warm, isolated afternoon/evening showers. 64/87 (Record: 91 - 2017) MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Turning breezy. 65/75 TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and breezy. A few AM showers. 58/72 WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and windy. Coastal shower. 57/73 THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and breezy. Isolated shower. 58/73

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