Josephine Strengthens, Moves Northeast Toward Extratropical Transition

Josephine is moving northeast and is expected to become a strong extratropical storm later today.The center of Subtropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 39.2 North, longitude 67.3 West.The storm has accelerated and is moving toward the northeast near 12 mph and this motion, along with an increase in forward speed, is expected to continue tonight.A gradual turn toward the east is forecast tomorrow and into the weekend.Josephine should move away from the United States and remain south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland during the next couple of days.Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast through the day today while Josephine begins to transition to an extratropical cyclone.Josephine is expected to become a powerful extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds tonight or early Friday.Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 415 miles from the center.The estimated minimum central pressure is 988 mb or 29.18 inches.An Ex