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Tracking the path of Tropical Storm Henri

Tropical Storm Henri is expected to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane and churn up rough surf along the Northeast coastline.

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MOUNT HOLLY – Tropical Storm Henri is expected to remain far enough off the Jersey Shore this weekend so as not to spoil anyone’s beach plans, but increased surf and rip currents will force ocean bathers and lifeguards to be extra vigilant.

That’s the assessment from the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, where staff are monitoring the track of the Atlantic storm — which is currently not expected to bring bad weather to New Jersey, said meteorologist Jonathan O’Brien.

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The storm should make its closest approach to New Jersey late Sunday or early Monday, with “a gradual ramp-up” of tempestuous marine conditions in the region that will intensify in the form of rough surf as early as Saturday, O’Brien said.    

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The National Hurricane Center’s models show that Henri poses the greatest risk to the New England region and the Maritime provinces of Canada sometime early next week.

For the Shore, the storm will be of greatest consequence to mariners and recreational boaters. Beachgoers should also be aware of an increase in the number of rip currents along the coast, O’Brien said.

Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving ocean water that kill about 100 bathers in the United States each year. If caught in a rip current, bathers are warned not to panic and not to attempt to swim against the current. The way to get out of a rip current is to swim parallel to the shore until free and then at an angle back to land. Moving at speeds of up to eight feet per second, these channels of water can move faster than an Olympic swimmer, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The general forecast for the weekend is scattered showers and thunderstorms unrelated to Henri, with humid conditions and temperatures in the 80s, O’Brien said.  

As of Wednesday evening, Henri was in the Bermuda Triangle with maximum sustained winds at 70 mph and was moving west at 9 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Erik Larsen: 732-682-9359 or [email protected]

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