Tropical Storm Jose expected to strenghten

The depression is forecast to become a Tropical Storm later today or tomorrow.

As a tropical storm with winds round 70 miles per hour, Jose had meandered in the Atlantic for the past few days.

The recent advisory from the National Hurricane Center reported that Tropical Storm Jose is 375 miles northeast of the southeastern part of the Bahamas and 510 miles south-southwest of Bermuda.

The storm is expected to move more north Friday and Saturday.

Hurricane Jose, a pale followup to Category 5 Irma, could churn up North Carolina’s coast with tropical-force winds and unsafe surf by this weekend, forecasters said.

Projected Hurricane Jose is forecast to approach the Hampton Roads coastline on Monday evening, but Orrock said the possibility for rainfall in the Historic Triangle is low. For a time, it was a risky Category 4 storm, with 150-mph winds.

Still, Charleston’s surfing community was looking forward to a second weekend in a row of peak waves. The storm, located 435 miles east-northeast of the southern Bahamas, is expected to turn toward the northwest, but it’s not now expected to generate any risky conditions in the U.S.

While there are no current watches or warnings from Jose, the National Weather Service says coastal areas in North Carolina to New England should monitor the storm.

After Harvey and Irma, many people are wondering if Jose could pose another threat to the United States.

At this time, the National Hurricane Center keeps Jose just offshore and doesn’t predict that the storm will make landfall in the USA over the next 3 to 5 days.

Tropical Depression No. 14 has formed after coming off the African continent. “Fourteen” is trailing the other system, which is still a “tropical wave” – an area of thunderstorms and rain.

However, Irma is expected to fizzle out over land while Hurricane Jose will make a loop before moving west again.