NEW YORK, NY – Hurricane Chris was churning 315 miles off the east coast Wednesday with winds blowing at sustained speeds as high as 105 mph, experts said.
The storm is strengthening as it makes its way north, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center believe it will be too far off-shore to heavily impact New York. High swells and rip currents are expected.
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The service said Chris is likely to pass "well southeast of [Southern New England]" Wednesday into Thursday.
"An outlying scenario is that the push of cooler air is not as strong and the storm fails to get steered off to the northeast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. "Chris may then just continue to meander off the coast and keep seas rough later this week."
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Here's the detailed forecast, via the National Weather Service.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Lead image via National Hurricane Center
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