{"id": "1221037482856087554", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-10-22T21:00:00Z", "msg": "349\nWTNT35 KNHC 222037\nTCPAT5\n \nBULLETIN\nPost-Tropical Cyclone Josephine Advisory Number   5\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102026\n500 PM AST Thu Oct 22 2026\n \n...JOSEPHINE BECOMES A POWERFUL EXTRATROPICAL LOW...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...40.0N 65.8W\nABOUT 235 MI...380 KM ESE OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS\nABOUT 335 MI...540 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nThere are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone\nJosephine was located near latitude 40.0 North, longitude 65.8 West.\nThe post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 17 mph\n(28 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue with a faster \nforward speed tonight. A gradual turn toward the east is forecast on\nFriday and into the weekend. On the forecast track, Josephine should\nmove away from the United States and remain south of Nova Scotia and\nNewfoundland during the next couple of days.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher\ngusts.  Strengthening is forecast through tonight, and Josephine is \nexpected to become a powerful extratropical cyclone with \nhurricane-force winds tonight or early Friday. \n \nWinds of 40 mph (60 km/h) extend outward up to 415 miles (665 km)\nfrom the center. NOAA buoy 44001 located north of the center \nrecently reported sustained winds of 49 mph (79 km/h) and a wind \ngust of 58 mph (94 km/h).\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 988 mb (29.18 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nWIND: Gale-force winds are possible in gusts along portions of the\nnortheastern United States coast through this evening. See products\nissued by your local National Weather Service office for more\ndetails.\n \nCOASTAL FLOODING: Minor to locally moderate coastal flooding is\nongoing along portions of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast and will\ncontinue through the rest of the week around times of high tide.\nPlease refer to products issued by your local National Weather\nService forecast office for more information.\n \nSURF: Large swells generated by Josephine are affecting much of the\neastern seaboard of the United States and portions of Atlantic\nCanada. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and\nrip current conditions. Please consult products from your local\nweather office.\n \nA depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found\nat: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nThis is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane\nCenter on this system. Additional information on this system can be \nfound in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather \nService, under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and \nonline at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php\n \n"}