An image of the projected path of Hurricane Joaquin, complete with photoshop image of actor Joaquin Phoenix.
MIAMI – Hurricane Joaquin is moving slowly northwestward as it batters the central Bahamas.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Friday are near 130 mph (215 kph), making it a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says some fluctuations in strength are possible during the day with slow weakening expected to begin Saturday.
As of Friday morning, the storm was centered in the Bahamas and is moving northwest near 3 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s long-term forecast showed the storm could near the U.S. East Coast above North Carolina on Sunday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it remains unclear if the storm will make it to New York, although the latest forecast model from Friday morning shows it will remain to the east of New York City and Long Island. However, in a news conference Thursday afternoon, the governor said the state will still be doing everything it can to prepare, just in case of possible landfall.
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