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[h=4]Hurricane Joaquin strenghtens, could hit East Coast[/h]Tropical Storm Joaquin, which had already been expected to drench the East Coast through the weekend, strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday morning as it neared the Bahamas.
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Joaquin strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday as it approached the Bahamas. The East Coast is expected to feel the impact of Hurricane Joaquin this weekend. VPC
A satellite image shows Hurricane Joaquin spinning in the Atlantic Wednesday morning.(Photo: NOAA)
Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 1 storm with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>85-mph winds, is forecast to strengthen over the next two days and could track near<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the East Coast by this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
Forecasters are still divided whether the storm will hit land.
"A wide range of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>outcomes is possible, from a direct impact of a major hurricane<span style="color: Red;">*</span>along the U.S. East Coast to a track of Joaquin out to sea away from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the coast," the hurricane center said in an online forecast. "It is therefore way too soon to talk about specific<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wind, rain<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or surge impacts from Joaquin in the U.S.
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The hurricane center added: "Confidence in the details of the track forecast late in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>period remains low."
Joaquin (wah-KEEN) is about 190 miles east-northeast of the Bahamas and is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>expected to pass over or near the island nation<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wednesday night or early Thursday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Some parts of the Bahamas could get<span style="color: Red;">*</span>more than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a foot of rain, the hurricane center said.
"It could be a significant situation," said Brian Fortier, senior meteorologist at the Weather Channel. "Everyone along the Northeast coast, right up to New England, should keep a close eye on the forecasts."
Already, the hurricane center said that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ocean swells generated by Joaquin will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>begin to affect portions<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Florida's east coast and the Southeast coast by Friday, potentially<span style="color: Red;">*</span>causing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>life-threatening<span style="color: Red;">*</span>surf and rip currents.
Ahead of Joaquin, rain from other weather systems will soak much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Flash flood watches are posted in New York State and New England, the National Weather Service said.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected from from the central Appalachians to New England, where rainfall amounts in excess of 3 inches are possible for some locations, the weather service said.
Flooding was reported Wednesday in southern Maine, where scenes of swamped cars were common, according to WSCH-6 in Portland.
Beyond Wednesday's storms, even more drenching<span style="color: Red;">*</span>rain is forecast for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday and Saturday, again not directly related to Joaquin. "Several inches of rain<span style="color: Red;">*</span>can be expected through Friday and beyond, which will bring concerns of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>flash flooding," weather service meteorologist Amanda Fanning said in an online forecast.
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The current weather is the result of a complex cocktail of "moving parts," said the Weather Channel's Fortier, including a cold front in the East and low pressure in the South that has already caused heavy rainfall there.
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