This system, currently dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, is forecast to become Tropical Storm Ophelia as it approaches the coast of North Carolina late this week.
Current watches and warnings in effect along the path of Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen.
The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters that move inland from the coast.Chesapeake Bay south of Smith Point: 2-4 feetChincoteague to Fenwick Island: 1-3 feetPotential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is located about 370 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, and is moving to the north at 10 mph. It has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph with higher gusts.
On that track, the NHC says the center of the system will approach the coast of North Carolina within the Tropical Storm Warning area on Friday night and early Saturday. The storm is expected to continue north near or through Virginia and Maryland with much of the Interstate 95 corridor within the cone through the weekend into Monday morning, including Washington, New York City and into southern New England.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is expected to cause a storm surge along the coast, as well as produce heavy rain and strong winds.FOX Weather meteorologist Britta MerwinThe FOX Forecast Center expects impacts from the storm system to begin on Friday as it spins closer to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coasts.
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