Jose weakens to tropical storm, rip currents threaten USA coast

Jose will strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane Friday.

It has maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour and is moving west-northwest at 8 miles per hour, the weather service said.

The entire East coast should keep an eye on Jose as it meanders through the Atlantic over the next week, according to AccuWeather. Jose will then lift to the northeast and hopefully out into the Atlantic by the middle and end of next week.

No matter its path, Tropical Storm Jose is expected to bring rough surf and rip current conditions in the next few days.

Some strengthening is expected and locations from North Carolina to New England are watching closely as the storm could still make landfall. Some models have the trough tugging the storm west, while others push it out to sea.

And Jose is not the only feature of concern in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Located about 430 miles east-northeast of the Bahamas, it is churning toward the west-northwest around 7 mph.

Jose was once a major hurricane with winds reaching 155mph.

Both have low-latitude forecast tracks that would be something for the Leeward Islands to watch - if they develop.

It has a 30 percent chance of development over five days.

A tropical wave located about 800 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized cloudiness and showers.

Both of those waves are now being given a medium chance, 40 percent to 60 percent, of developing in the next five days.

If Jose continues to be a tropical system past the weekend, it could be the longest-lived one so far this season.

The next names on the storm list are Lee and Maria.