TROPICAL Storm Joaquin formed in the western Atlantic Ocean on Monday night, becoming the tenth named storm of the season.
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Last night, Tropical Depression #11 strengthened into Tropical Storm Joaquin, and was located 400 miles northeast of the the central Bahamas, according to the National Weather Service and the N.J. Office Of Emergency Management.
October 1, 1915, 40 miles per hour winds roll in with another extra tropical storm.
A tropical storm warning was in effect for part of Mexico’s coast from Acapulco to Lazaro Cardenas.
Elsewhere, low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is in an unfavorable atmosphere for strengthening and will only be responsible for bringing us locally heavy rain the next couple of days.
Forecast models predict it brushing the Outer Banks before heading toward the New York-New Jersey coast early next week.
Further complicating matters, Tropical Depression 11 is predicted to become Tropical Storm Joaquin in the next 24-30 hours. A miniature change in strength is expected today, the weakening forecast is expected by tonight or Tuesday.
Gale force winds Wednesday into Thursday may produce a few coastal flooding during multiple high tide cycles along with large offshore waves and rip currents at local beaches.
For the latest updates on the forecast through the week, stay tuned to Weather on the 1s on Time Warner Cable News.
“We’re pretty confident at this point that somewhere between the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast is going to see a very heavy rain event”, said Joe Martucci, a meteorologist at WeatherWorks in Hackettstown.
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The first such system is rather close to us–a cool front draped across the Great Lake states that will find its way into New England by tomorrow.
