Hurricane Irma Gears into Category 5

Hurricane Irma is still Category 5, continuing to strengthen with wind now at 180 mph. Wednesday the storm is expected to be near Puerto Rico and by Friday it will be near Cuba.

Meteorologists warned that Hurricane Irma is a big storm and the strongest in the Atlantic since 2007's Hurricane Felix.

In the Jacksonville area, there will be an increasing threat of dangerous rip currents for several days. Because of the weather threat, the opening of the new flyover J.T. Butler and I-95 has been delayed indefinitely.

Many hazards include: Elevated surf, coastal flooding, and beach erosion toward the end of the week. There is also a threat of very heavy rainfall through Northeast Florida this weekend.

The storm is then expected to make a quick turn to the north early Sunday morning, but it is still unknown at this time what that track will look like.