Update: Tropical Storm Alberto Moving

UPDATE 11 a.m. Monday: Tropical Storm Alberto made its predicted move to the east this morning, and conditions seem to suggest the storm could die out in a few days.

Alberto is roughly 175 miles east of Jacksonville and 180 miles south of Charleston. It will move into drier and cooler conditions over the next two to three days. Tropical storms need moist, warm weather to grow.

"Predictions show a substantial increase in shear over the next 48 hours and this, along with dry air seen in water vapor imagery, should lead to weakening and disspation in two to three days," the Hurricane Center wrote in a morning update.

Forecasters expect the storm to continue to move east for 48 hours and then it will gain speed and move north, if it survives that long.

Even if it does live, it is not expected to impact the Georgia or South Carolina coasts as it moves, though forecasters have issued warnings about rough waters and the potential for rip currents this week.

The original story is as follows:

Tropical Storm Alberto produced strong winds and high tides all along the coast Sunday, but forecasters say the storm is losing strength, and it could possibly die out over the next few days.

Currently following a slow southern course toward Florida, forecasts call for Alberto to turn and head north by noon Monday, the National Hurricane Center predicts. But there is a chance that it could die out as it passes cooler water later in the week.

"Alberto has been struggling to produce deep convection this evening," a forecaster wrote in an 11 p.m. Sunday advisory. "Data suggest the storm has weakened."

On Sunday at 11 p.m., Alberto was 85 miles northeast of St. Augustine and 160 miles south of Charleston. It had sustained wind speeds of 40 mph.

Forecasters are warning residents from South Carolina to northern Florida to stay out of coastal waters through Monday as the storm whips up dangerous surf conditions and potential for rip currents.

Alberto's arrival triggers an early start to the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which was set to begin June 1 and run through November 30. Forecasts call for 10 named storms this season and four hurricanes.