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NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Joaquin over Bahamas on October. 1.

En route from Florida to Puerto Rico, the 735-foot (224-meter) cargo ship was reported to be caught in the storm near Crooked Island, which is part of the Bahamas.

Rough surf will pound the beaches. It is not a place to be. “We also are anxious about downed power lines and the associated power loss that ensues”.

Ten to 15 inches of rain could potentially fall over central Bahamas through Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, CNN reported, and water levels could possibly rise as high as 3 to 5 feet above normal tides on the Bahamian coasts.

“Confidence in the details of the forecast after 72 hours remains low”, National Hurricane Center said in an update at 5 a.m. Thursday. Its center was about 75 miles southeast of San Salvador Island at 8 a.m. ET, moving at about 5 mph.

Hurricane Joaquin rapidly grew in strength Wednesday night, generating winds at speeds in excess of 111 miles per hour and elevating it to a Category 3 hurricane shortly after the storm had been classified Category 2.