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Hurricane Irene Could Mean Weekend Rain, Wind

The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center projects Irene will pass well offshore of the east coast of central and north Florida Thursday night and early Friday.

Hurricane Irene is moving over the Bahamas and hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for part of the East Coast.

Irene still threatens heavy rain and gusty winds for the Philadelphia area this weekend.

The latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center projects Irene will pass well offshore of the east coast of central and north Florida Thursday night and early Friday. Irene is expected to make landfall in coastal North Carolina on Saturday afternoon.

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Coastal North Carolina is now under a hurricane watch, which means hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours. That hurricane watch extends from Surf City north to the Virginia border.

Coastal South Carolina and part of coastal North Carolina are under a tropical storm watch, which means tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours. That tropical storm watch extends from Edisto Beach, SC, to Surf City, NC.

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The National Weather Service says that the current storm watches will probably evolve into warnings later Thursday.

A watch means that the weather condition is expected, but not imminent; while a warning means that the weather condition is imminent or occurring.


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