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Tropical Storm Hermine, center moves over water, could be near hurricane intensity by Sunday

At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hermine was located by NOAA Doppler radar and surface observations near the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina near latitude 35.9 North, longitude 75.6 West.  Hermine is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h), and this general motion with a decrease in forward speed is forecast to continue today.  A gradual turn toward the north is expected on Sunday.  On the forecast track, the center of Hermine will emerge over the Atlantic very soon, and then slow down and meander offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula tonight and Sunday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.  Strengthening is forecast after the center moves over water, and Hermine could be near hurricane intensity by Sunday. Read the rest here 10:57

National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Hermine Projected Path Update 8 AM

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida issued a Public Advisory at 8 a.m. EDT on Friday, September 2, 2016, for Tropical Storm Hermine that made landfall on Florida and now threatens the U.S. east coast. A Tropical Storm Watch has also been issued for the United States east coast from Duck, North Carolina to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point southward and southern Delaware Bay. Interests along the United States northeast coast should monitor the progress of this tropical cyclone. Projected Path Tropical Storm Hermine is located about 120 miles west-southwest of Savannah Georgia, and is moving to the north-northeast at 14 mph. NHC forecasters believe that the tropical cyclone will continue north-northeastward through Friday and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Tropical Storm Hermine will move across southeastern Georgia today, move across the coastal Carolinas tonight and move offshore of the North Carolina coast on Saturday. Link 12:07