Tropical Storm Arthur Projected Path and Forecast
Tropical Storm Arthur will hit land, according to the latest forecast. A tropical storm watch is in effect from Fort Pierce north to just south of Flagler Beach on the east coast of Florida.
Forecast for this week:
Tuesday: Arthur is likely to lollygag off the east coast of Florida and north of the northwest Bahamas Tuesday. The somewhat hostile conditions (wind shear, dry air) limiting the system’s organization the past few days are expected to lessen and Arthur may gather some strength.
Wednesday: A slow north-northeast crawl will continue. The system’s center will likely move east of the northeast Florida coast. Situated over the Gulf Stream, Arthur will continue to gather strength.
Thursday: Arthur should bend toward the northeast and accelerate, and will be located somewhere near or off the coast of the Carolinas. Arthur may be a strong tropical storm and has a chance of intensifying to a Category 1 hurricane.
Friday: Arthur makes its closest approach to eastern North Carolina (Outer Banks), possibly extreme southeast Virginia, then takes a sharper northeast turn out into the open Atlantic, as the jet stream westerlies exert their steering influence.
Tropical Storm Arthur Projected Path:
Source: Weather Channel
Update: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
