Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Julia is expected to meander off the coast of Georgia and SC for the next few days. Julia is moving at a speed of 8 miles per hour (13 kph) and is forecast to continue drifting off the Carolinas for the next few days.
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There were no coastal warnings or watches posted because of the storm.
Environmental conditions are not conducive for significant development of this system while it moves westward or northwestward toward the Texas coast during the next day or two, the statement said.
Forecasters say there also is a moderate risk for rip currents today through this evening along the Virginia and northeastern North Carolina coasts.
Attractive bright sunshine today will continue to warm temperatures up through the 80s this morning to near 90 by the noon hour with the highest rain chances this afternoon right along the coast as the majority of the storms associated with an area of low pressure over the central Gulf of Mexico remain south of the coastline.
However, a hazardous weather outlook for South Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana has been issued by the National Weather Service for Thursday and Friday.
What is left of the storm is expected to meander offshore before dissipating in the next couple of days. Shear is forecast to continue to impact the Julia’s strength. As of 5 a.m. EDT Thursday, Julia is centered about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. It’s centered about 365 miles (587 kilometers) west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Julia dumped rain across northeast Florida and along much of the Georgia coastline Wednesday morning, but in most places it was business as usual.
