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Hurricane Josephine's extratropical transition
DevelopingNext check : Check the Friday-evening Laurentian Fan forecast against later marine analysis, establish whether hurricane-force winds developed, and update coastal flooding and surf impacts.
Where it stands
Josephine became a post-tropical cyclone offshore on October 22, while coastal flooding was affecting parts of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic. As of the October 23 report, further strengthening to hurricane-force winds remained forecast, and large swells with life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions were affecting or likely along parts of the eastern seaboard and Atlantic Canada; weakening and dissipation remain ahead.
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The story so far
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Josephine moves away, but the coastal danger is not over
Josephine’s post-tropical turn and offshore track did not end coastal flooding or dangerous swells. Whether it reached forecast hurricane-force winds remains unverified.
What moved
- Josephine was post-tropical, about 235 miles east-southeast of Nantucket, moving northeast at 17 mph. Sustained winds remained near 65 mph and estimated pressure remained 988 millibars.
History
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Who's involved
Organizations
- Environment and Climate Change Canadaenvironment department of the Government of Canada1 report
National Hurricane Centerdivision of the United States' National Weather Service1 report
National Weather ServiceU.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration1 report
Places
- Georges BankGeorges Bank1 report
- HalifaxHalifax, NS, Canada1 report
- Hatteras IslandHatteras Island, North Carolina, USA1 report
- Laurentian FanLaurentian Fan1 report
- NantucketNantucket, MA, USA1 report
- North Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic Ocean1 report
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