Hurricane Jose: New Forecast Puts New York City In Storm's Potential Path

NEW YORK, NY – The likelihood of impacts to New York City from Hurricane Jose continues to rise as the storm's so-called "cone of uncertainty" shifted to include the city for the first time Friday.

As of 5 a.m., Jose was churning about 360 miles northeast of the Bahamas and was classified as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph – but it's "showing signs of becoming better organized" and will likely regain hurricane status later Friday, the National Hurricane Center says.

A couple of days ago, Jose was viewed as a minimal threat to the East Coast and was expected to head well out to sea, but forecast models have continued to shift the storm's track closer to shore. (Get hurricane updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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"Jose will pose an increasing threat for high surf, dune erosion, localized washovers and dangerous rip currents along the ocean beachfront this weekend through early next week," a hazardous weather outlook issued for the region says.

With New York City now in the storm's forecast cone (historical data indicates that the entire five-day path of the center of a tropical cyclone will remain within the cone about 60-70 percent of the time), the odds of direct impacts from Jose are rising.

The National Weather Service is warning tropical storm conditions are possible Tuesday.

With the potential storm still days away, "there is still considerable uncertainty with the forecast track at this time" the National Weather Service said in its latest forecast discussion.

"Interests along U.S. East Coast from North Carolina northward to New England should monitor the progress of Jose during the next several days," the hurricane center says.

With reporting by Ryan Bonner/Patch

Lead image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center