Hurricane Maria Now Cat. 1, Tropical Storm Warnings Issued For NC Coast
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) -- Hurricane Maria, now a Category 1 storm, is continuing its northward crawl over the Atlantic, well offshore of the U.S. East Coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria remains a large Category 1 hurricane.
Its core is located about 280 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Maximum sustained winds continue at 80 mph and the storm is moving to the north at 7 mph, kicking up rough surf and large ocean swells along parts of the East Coast.
"By the time we get to Wednesday, it's going to be getting closer, so we do have some advisories for eastern Carolina," says Bob Turk.
"It will be just too far away for the Maryland coast for any direct impacts except for the wave action, that's going to be affecting the entire east coast actually for several more days," says Bob.
Ocean City could see some higher tides and beach erosion is possible.
Anne Arundel County is under a Coastal Flood Advisory until early Tuesday morning.
Currently, there are rip current and a high surf advisory in place for Maryland and Virginia beaches.
"The threat for dangerous rip currents will likely be high for much of the upcoming week," according to the National Weather Service.
Surf height is expected to be four to seven feet. The NWS does not advise entering the surf.
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