Atlantic Ocean Tropical Storm Franklin strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday and is forecast to cause dangerous surf conditions along the East Coast early next week, though no landfall is expected.
The storm is expected to reach Category 3 status on Monday as it passes between the US coast and Bermuda before turning east and disappearing into the mid-Atlantic, according to Fox Weather.
“This is not going to be a landfall for us,” said Fox meteorologist Britta Merwin. “We have a series of troughs coming off the east coast that will be our protector. You don’t have to worry about this making landfall on the East Coast, but we could see some rough swell conditions.”
By Wednesday morning, waves off North Carolina could be 9 to 12 feet high, Merwin said.
Winds could reach 125 mph Monday and Tuesday.FOX Weather
Franklin is expected to weaken as it turns east toward the sea. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
Dangerous rip currents are also anticipated along the East Coast throughout the week. The Atlantic coast of Canada could also be affected by the storm.
“Hopefully the biggest and strongest waves will come out of here come Labor Day weekend,” he said. “But if we get this pass too close and we do have some beach erosion leading up to the Labor Day holiday weekend, we could see some minor implications there.”
Franklin is moving steadily northwest at around 8 miles per hour with reported wind gusts of 85 miles per hour.
The winds are expected to intensify to gusts of up to 120 miles per hour on Monday and Tuesday before continuing north into cooler waters.
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