NEW YORK (AP) -
Northeast coastal residents got some good
news Tuesday. Weather experts say that a new storm that threatens to
complicate Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts on Wednesday now looks like
it will be weaker than expected.
The storm was moving from
Florida toward the Atlantic. As it moves up the coast it is expected to
move farther from shore than forecasters had thought. Jeff Masters of
the private weather service Weather Underground says that means less
wind and rainfall on land.
Even so, he said winds could still gust to 50 mph in New York and New Jersey Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Storm surges along the coasts of New Jersey and New York are expected to reach perhaps 3 feet.
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