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"On the forecast track, the center of the cyclone is expected to approach the coast of North Carolina within the warning area Friday night and early Saturday," officials said.
System Off East Coast Expected To Be Tropical Storm 'Ophelia,' Soon (see path chart)
Tropical Storm Warning Issued For VA Coast: See Latest Forecast - Arlington, VA - A storm system, named Ophelia if it develops into a tropical storm, has prompted tropical storm and surge warnings for coastal Virginia.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is expected to develop tropical characteristics Friday night as it approaches a North Carolina landfall.
The National Hurricane Center said Thursday that tropical storm conditions have the possibility of developing Friday over portions of the U.S. southeast and mid-Atlantic coasts.