Tropical Storm Arthur has formed, and it could become HurricaneArthur and hit North Carolina a few days from now, according to theNational Hurricane Center's latest forecast track.
|In its 2 p.m. update, the NHC says the storm, located about 80miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Fla., is moving northwestward,and is expected to turn north and then northeast over the next fewdays. The current five-day forecast cone shows Arthur potentiallyimpacting North Carolina Friday morning, although it could driftfurther inland and make landfall sooner or drift further out to seaand avoid the U.S. coast altogether.
|A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the east coast ofFlorida from Fort Pierce to Flagler Beach.
|For now, Arthur does not appear as if it will make landfall overthe next 48 hours. The NHC says, “Arthur is moving toward thenorthwest near 5 mph, and this general motion should continuethrough tonight, followed by a turn toward the north on Wednesday.On the forecast track, the center of teh tropical cyclone isexpected to remain just offshore and move east of the east-centralcoast of Florida during the next day or so.
|“The system is forecast to pass east of northeastern Florida onWednesday and Wednesday night.”
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