The Jersey Shore and coastal communities from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic should keep an eye on Hurricane Maria, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the island of Dominica as a category 5 hurricane before weakening to category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and gusts up to 125 mph.
The storm is currently east of the Bahamas and tracking north-northwest at 7 knots an hour. At the moment, however, there is only a 5-percent chance of tropical-storm-force winds from Maria reaching the area by the morning of Thursday Sept. 28, the NHC said.
"Interests in the Bahamas and along the Carolina and Mid-Atlantic coasts should monitor the progress of Maria," the agency said in an update on Saturday afternoon.
The storm is currently east of the Bahamas and tracking north-northwest at 7 knots an hour. At the moment, however, there is only a 5-percent chance of tropical-storm-force winds from Maria reaching the area by the morning of Thursday Sept. 28, the NHC said.
"Interests in the Bahamas and along the Carolina and Mid-Atlantic coasts should monitor the progress of Maria," the agency said in an update on Saturday afternoon.
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