Erratic hurricane hangs around

With two more systems forming, a triple threat of storms could be coming

Hurricane Jose, now spinning about 700 miles east of Miami, remains a threat to the East Coast next week.

Jose could hit or graze the Mid- Atlantic, New England or Atlantic Canada coasts early next week, AccuWeather said, or potentially spin completely out to sea.

Meanwhile, forecasters are keeping close tabs on two other weather systems, one of which is now Tropical Depression Fourteen and should become Tropical Storm Lee later Friday. That storm has 35mph winds and is located about 430 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

The other system, now spinning about 1,200 miles east of the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, should eventually become Hurricane Maria next week.

“In a few days, we’ll have three swirling out there,” meteorologist Ryan Maue said. “Hurricane Jose, Tropical Storm Lee and probably Hurricane Maria.”

Maria “could be a really big problem for the islands in the Caribbean reeling from Irma,” warnedMaue.

As for Jose, ocean swells generated by the storm will continue to impact Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the U. S. East Coast over the weekend and into early next week, the hurricane center said.

“These swells are likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions,” according to the hurricane center.

Waves higher than 10 feetmay reach the coastline north of the Georgia/ South Carolina border late this weekend, Weather. com said.

Much of the coast of New England remains in the “cone of uncertainty” for Jose, so a graze or strike is still possible.

As for intensity, “we expect Jose to fluctuate between a minimal hurricane and tropical storm over the next several days,” according to AccuWeather’s Dan Kottlowski.

Hurricane activity in the Atlantic should continue above- normal over the next couple of weeks, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach.