WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The National Hurricane Center warned on Saturday that a dangerous storm surge is expected along the coast from Virginia to New Jersey from Tropical Storm Hermine. The cyclone is expected to intensify to hurricane force Sunday.
According to the NHC, Hermine is currently off the coast of North Carolina and moving east-northeastward, but is expected to turn northward on Sunday. Hermine has a large windfield.
The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 13 miles per hour. A turn toward the northeast and the north with a decrease in forward speed are expected on Sunday, followed by a slow northward to northwestward motion through Monday, the NHC said in a public advisory.
On the forecast track, the center of Hermine will meander slowly offshore of the mid-Atlantic coast for the next couple of days.
While little change in strength is expected tonight, the cyclone is expected to intensify to hurricane force Sunday and Sunday night, the NHC said.
'There is a danger of life-threatening inundation through tonight in the Hampton Roads area, and in the next 36 hours from Chincoteague, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Persons within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water,' according to the NHC.
The NHC also warned that there was the possibility of life-threatening inundation during the next 48 hours at many coastal locations between Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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