Weather Talk: Ocean City could see rip currents, strong waves this weekend

THIS WEEKEND? INDIRECTLY. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE KIND OF COUNTING IT DOWN. THE NUMBER OF WEEKENDS TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN IN A MOMENT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DIRECT HIT ON THE EAST COAST, BUT WE COULD WIND UP WITH SOME BIG WAVES. MAYBE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT OCEAN CITY OVER THE WEEKEND. ERNESTO IS THE STORM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT'S THE FIFTH NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON. THE STRONGEST ONE SO FAR WAS BERYL. MADE IT UP TO A CATEGORY FIVE. DEBBY MADE IT UP TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND ERNESTO AT LEAST UP UNTIL THIS POINT, IS ONLY A TROPICAL STORM. BUT IT IS GETTING STRONGER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED. THIS AFTERNOON. IT'S THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY. YOU NOTICE THE BANDING FEATURES WHEN YOU START TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW THE STORM IS STARTING TO GET ITS ACT TOGETHER. SUSTAINED WINDS AS OF THE 2 P.M. ADVISORY FROM THE HURRICANE CENTER ARE 60MPH. AND IT'S MOVING KIND OF FAST TO THE WEST AT 18. IT'S A FEW HUNDRED MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN, AND PUERTO RICO. THEY DON'T EXPECT IT TO MAKE A DIRECT HIT ON THE ISLAND. IT SHOULD PASS JUST OVER THE EASTERN TIP AS A TROPICAL STORM LATER ON TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. BUT ONCE IT GETS INTO THE OPEN WATER, HURRICANE CENTER DOES THINK IT WILL BECOME A HURRICANE. MAYBE CATEGORY ONE OR CATEGORY TWO. THIS IS THEE FORECAST POSITION T 8 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY. NOW, WHILE IT IS GOING TO MISS THE EAST COAST, IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TO BERMUDA, IT COULD BE SOME TROUBLE THERE. THE LATEST TRACK TAKES IT RIGHT OVER THE ISLAND AS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. THIS IS BERMUDA RIGHT THERE. THAT LITTLE SPECK RIGHT THERE. AND THIS IS THE FORECAST POSITION FOR SUNDAY AT 9 A.M., 100 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. CATEGORY TWO. NOW IT'S WAY OFF THE COAST OF OCEAN CITY. BUT THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO CREATE SOME BIG WAVES AND MAYBE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE BEACH.

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