Hurricane Joaquin is moving northeastward over the open North Atlantic.

After roaring across parts of the Bahamas as a major Category 4 hurricane, Joaquin is losing steam as it heads north.

The hurricane should accelerate while turning toward the east-northeast during the next two days.

As Joaquin moves away from Bermuda, water levels should gradually subside and rain will diminish. In a couple of days, increasing southwesterly shear and cooler waters should cause gradual weakening. Joaquin is forecast to become extratropical midweek.

Swells generated by Joaquin will continue to affect portions of the Bahamas during the next day or so. 

Swells are affecting much of the East Coast of the United States and will spread north along the Atlantic coast of Canada during the next day or two.  These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Joaquin Summary: 11 p.m. Monday

  • Location: 36.8 N, 62.7 W
  • How far is it?
    • 3355 mi. N of Bermuda
  • Winds: 85 mph (Category 1)
  • Movement: NE at 14 mph
  • Pressure: 970 mb / 28.65 inches

Elsewhere in the tropics, an area of disturbed weather in the central Atlantic is at a low chance of becoming anything tropical over the next five days. Conditions remain unfavorable along its path off to the northwest.

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