Tropical Storm Maria is now taking a sharp right turn and is finally headed out-to-sea just as noticeably cooler air arrives in the Mid-Atlantic region. A northwesterly wind today is ushering in the cooler air mass and it looks like it’ll stay on the comfortably cool side through the upcoming weekend and into the early part of next week. In fact, high temperatures this weekend are likely to be confined to the 60’s in the NYC metro region on both days. It will, however, likely turn warmer again later next week.
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Maria will soon take a sharp right turn and finally head out-to-sea as a cold front approaches the eastern US. This cold front will usher in much cooler air for the Mid-Atlantic region and we’ll likely experience highs close to 70 degrees this weekend – a noticeable change from the recent bout with the 90 degree mark.
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Hurricane Maria continues to move slowly in a general northward direction over the western Atlantic and it will come close to the Outer Banks of North Carolina before it makes a sharp turn to the right and goes “out-to-sea” as a strong cold front approaches the Mid-Atlantic region from the middle of the country. That cold front will bring a much desired change in temperatures to the I-95 corridor by the weekend and we’ll experience highs closer to 70 degrees by Saturday compared to the recent flirtations with the 90 degree mark.
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Hurricane Maria continues to move slowly in a general northward direction and it will come be increasingly influenced by strong upper-level ridging now building over southeastern Canada and the Northeast US. This influence by the high will allow Maria to come quite close to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but then an advancing cold front will push it out-to-sea once and for all. We’ll continue with dry and very warm weather around here over the next few days, but significantly cooler weather will arrive at the end of the week.
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High pressure will continue to control our weather for the next several days in the Mid-Atlantic region leading to an extended period of dry and warm conditions. Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria is still a concern as it will slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain over the next couple of days and then make an uncomfortable approach to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There is likely to be some interaction between Hurricane Maria and the remains of Jose in the north Atlantic and this will have an influence on the future path of Maria. It is still too early to write off the possibility that Hurricane Maria will eventually have some kind of impact on the US east coast.
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High pressure will control our weather for the next several days leading to an extended period of dry and warm conditions for the Mid-Atlantic region. Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria continues to push away from Puerto Rico and will slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain over the next couple of days. After that, there is likely to be some interaction between Maria and the remains of Jose which will have an influence on the future path of Maria. It is still too early to write off the possibility that Hurricane Maria will eventually have some kind of impact on the US east coast
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Tropical Storm Jose will move farther away from the coast today in a northeastward direction and it should continue to slowly weaken. It will, however, tend to reach a block in the upper atmosphere and be forced to take a loop in a few days back towards the Northeast US coastline. Eventually, the remains of Jose will interact with Hurricane Maria and it'll play an important role in Maria's ultimate track. Hurricane Maria is now slamming Puerto Rico as a major (category 4) storm with max sustained winds at 140 mph. Maria will weaken after crossing Puerto Rico and will then take a turn to the north moving just east of the Bahama Island chain. Around here, high pressure will control our weather for the next several days and we'll enjoy a long stretch of warm and dry weather.
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Hurricane Jose (category 1) will impact the coastline today and tonight from New Jersey to southern New England with bands of rain, rough surf, gusty winds and possible coastal flooding at time of high tide. Jose will stay off the coast and push farther away from the Northeast US coastline over the next couple of days, but ultimately, may make a move back towards the east coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria has strengthened to category 5 "major" status and is headed right towards the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. It is likely to make landfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday - perhaps as a category 4 "major" hurricane. After that, Maria will likely turn northward and slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain. It is possible that the remnants of Jose actually provide an atmospheric "escape route" for Maria so that it never reaches the US coastline - let's hope so.
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The tropics continue to remain very active with three separate systems and the next couple of days will feature a close call between Hurricane Jose and the Northeast US coastline. Tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Jose are possible from later tomorrow into early Wednesday along coastal sections from the Delmarva Peninsula to New England and that includes Long Island. These coastal areas are likely to experience coastal flooding at high tide, rough surf, and some soaking wind-driven rain with the closest approach of Jose. Looking ahead, Jose is likely to turn to the northeast later this week and seemingly "out-to-sea", but it could actually take a loop back around and head westward again in several days towards the Mid-Atlantic likely in a weakened state.
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There will be one more unsettled day in the Mid-Atlantic region - partly as a result of the remains of Hurricane Irma - but then the weather this weekend should improve as weak high pressure pushes into the area. Jose, now a tropical storm, continues to drift over the Atlantic Ocean. It can very well re-strengthen to hurricane status at some point over the next few days as it likely progresses closer to the US east coast and it’ll continue to be closely monitored.
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