Tropical Storm Danny advisory 11 a.m. Aug. 28
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the North Carolina coast from Cape Lookout northward to Duck, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible wining the watch area, in this case, within 24 hours. A topical storm warning may be required for portions of this area later today.
Additional tropical storm watches and warnings may be required for portions of New England and the Canadian Maritimes.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Danny was located about 350 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and about 830 miles south-southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
While Danny has been moving toward the west over the past couple of hours, a motion toward the northwest near 10 mph is expected to resume soon. A turn toward the north and the north-northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today and tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Danny is expected to pass near the Outer Banks of North Carolina overnight and approach the coast of southeastern New England late Saturday night and move near the Canadian Maritimes early on Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is possible today with little chance of intensity forecast after that time.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles mainly to the east of the center.
Large swells from Danny are expected to produce dangerous surf conditions and life-threatening rip currents along the U.S. east coast during the next day or two.
Source: National Weather Service