Joaquin Now A Post-Tropical Cyclone
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - What once was severe Hurricane Joaquin is now nothing but a post-tropical cyclone.
At 11 p.m. the system, which was about 595 miles west-northwest of the Azores. Joaquin's maximum sustained winds had dropped to 65 mph.
The post-tropical cyclone is moving to the east at 35 mph and this general motion, with a decrease in forward speed, is expected over the next couple of days.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 310 miles from the center.
Gale-force winds associated with the post-tropical cyclone are expected to spread over portions of the Azores on Thursday.
Swells generated by Joaquin will continue to affect Atlantic Canada during the next day or so. Swells affecting much of the eastern coast of the United States are now mostly associated with a non-tropical area of low pressure over the western Atlantic, and these swells are expected to continue for the next day or two.