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Hermine Weakens; Tropical Storm Warnings Dropped

September 10, 2019
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
The remnants of Hermine will continue to weaken as it sits off of the Mid-Atlantic through Wednesday, with minimal lingering effects on the East Coast.

As of 2 p.m. EDT, Hermine was located near 39.4 N and 72.3 W, or about 120 miles south of the eastern tip of Long Island. Hermine’s top sustained winds is now 50 mph, and the storm is now moving west at 7 mph. The storm’s minimum central pressure is 999 mb, or 29.50 inches of mercury.

Any remaining Tropical Storm Warnings have been dropped for Hermine, as tropical-related impacts are no longer expected along the coast. Storm surge will still be above normal tide levels through Wednesday, but most areas should see 1 foot or less of surge above normal tide levels.

As the high pressure ridge to its west breaks down a bit, the remnants of Hermine will make a clockwise loop that will eventually turn the system to the Northeast south of Long Island. It will weaken as it moves over colder water. An incoming trough from the Great Lakes will finally start to push the system to the northeast on Thursday, with a good chance that the trough will grab the weakening low pressure area and sweep it away.

Nonetheless, it will stay well offshore the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coast through at least Thursday, bringing more choppy waves and storm surge. The heaviest rain with Hermine will stay offshore, though places like Cape Cod could see 1 to 2 inches of rainfall through Wednesday.

The rest of the Atlantic tropics is quiet, with the exception of a weak tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean. This low will move westward through the central Caribbean today into Wednesday. A bit of wind shear will likely keep the wave from fully materializing into a tropical storm as it slides into the western Caribbean Thursday into Friday.