Nicole could strengthen to hurricane today as it nears The Bahamas

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Tropical Storm Nicole could strengthen to a hurricane today as it approaches The Bahamas.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) notes that Nicole is moving toward the Great Abaco island in The Bahamas this morning.

The center of Nicole will approach the northwestern Bahamas this morning, move near or over those islands by midday, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area tonight.

Nicole’s center is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia Thursday and Thursday night, and then across the Carolinas Friday and Friday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. 

Nicole is forecast to become a hurricane near the northwestern Bahamas and remain a hurricane when it reaches the east coast of Florida tonight. 

Nicole is expected to weaken while moving across Florida and the southeastern United States Thursday through Friday, and it is likely to become a post-tropical cyclone by Friday night over the Mid-Atlantic states.

A hurricane warning remains in effect for portions of The Bahamas and Florida.

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