Hurricane Danielle is continuing to track towards Bermuda this evening however in the past few hours she has started to turn more northerly – slowing her advancement towards the British territory resort island.

Danielle has also weakened dropping from a Category 4 storm to a Category 2.

Hurricane Danielle is going to have an impact across the eastern United States – and with bad timing.  Huge seas and dangerous rips are expected to move in across the weekend, when many trying to escape the summer heat will be flocking to the beach.

While the hurricane is 1500kms offshore from the US eastern seaboard the magnitude of the hurricane means seas will be rough across most of the east.

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HURRICANE DANIELLE – LATEST STATS from the National Hurricane Center

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SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST…0600 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.5N 61.0W
ABOUT 345 MI…560 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…120 MPH…195 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…950 MB…28.05 INCHES

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* BERMUDA

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM AST…0600 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 61.0 WEST. DANIELLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY…FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…
THE CENTER OF DANIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE EAST OF
BERMUDA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH…195 KM/HR
…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DANIELLE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
TODAY…WITH ADDITIONAL WEAKENING EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES…95 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES…335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 950 MB…28.05 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND…TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS MAY SPREAD OVER BERMUDA LATER
TODAY.

SURF…LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT BERMUDA
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SWELLS FROM DANIELLE WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY. THESE SWELLS
ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.