A hurricane warning has been issued for Suffolk County east of the Fire Island Inlet on the south shore and east of Port Jefferson Harbor on the north shore.
On the current forecast track, Henri is expected to make landfall in Long Island or southern New England on Sunday, according to the latest bulletin issued by the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area on Sunday, with tropical storm conditions expected by early Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Henri is expected to become a hurricane tonight or Saturday and be at or near hurricane strength when it makes landfall in Long Island or southern New England. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center.
A storm surge warning is in effect for the south shore of Long Island from Mastic Beach to Montauk Point and for the north shore of Long Island from Oyster Bay to Montauk Point.
A tropical storm warning is in effect from west of Port Jefferson Harbor to west of New Haven, Connecticut, and for the south shore of Long Island from west of Fire Island Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning area and possible in the tropical storm watch area on Sunday, the bulletin says.
At 5 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Henri was located off the Carolina coast, moving toward the north-northwest near 7 mph, according to the bulletin. A turn toward the north is expected by tonight, and Henri is forecast to accelerate in that direction through early Sunday, the hurricane center said in the bulletin.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb (29.36 inches).
Henri may produce rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches over Long Island and New England Sunday into Monday, with isolated maximum totals near 10 inches. Heavy rainfall from Henri could result in considerable flash, urban, and small stream flooding, along with the potential for widespread minor and isolated moderate river flooding.
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