September 5, 20179 yr Tropical Storm Jose is gaining strength with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph. Jose is moving toward the west near 12 mph and movement toward the west or west southwest at a slightly faster rate of forward speed is expected during the next couple of days.
September 6, 20179 yr Author Jose continues to gradually strengthen and is expected to be come a hurricane by Wednesday night. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 50 mph with higher gusts.
September 10, 20179 yr Author Hurricane Jose Advisory Number 20 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122017 Issued by the NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 500 AM AST Sun Sep 10 2017 ...HURRICANE JOSE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.8N 64.5W ABOUT 200 MI...325 KM NNW OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ABOUT 430 MI...690 KM E OF GRAND TURK ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...944 MB...27.88 INCHES DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 500 AM AST, the center of Hurricane Jose was located near latitude 20.8 North, longitude 64.5 West. Jose is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph and this general motion is expected to continue over the next 24 hours. A slower forward motion is expected later Monday into Tuesday as Jose begins to make a turn toward the north. Maximum sustained winds are near 130 mph with higher gusts. Jose is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Gradual weakening is forecast during the next couple of days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles.
September 10, 20179 yr Author Jose needs to be watched. After it makes its loop the GFS has it heading towards the east coast of the US. For now, it looks to make landfall in the New Jersey area but as we've seen with Irma the tracks change almost daily. It is way too early to know the exact track.
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