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Bill could churn surf along Jersey shore
Weather Underground/AP
This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. EDT shows Category 4 Hurricane Bill swirling about 315 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. The system remains very well organized as it treks northeastward at around 17 mph. Elsewhere scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms develop in Central America and Haiti.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Hurricane Bill could turn the Jersey shore into a surfer's paradise over the weekend.
Forecasters say the storm is expected to whip up the ocean as it passes hundreds of miles off the state's coast. The National Weather Service says waves will build late Friday and over the weekend.
However, swimmers might find themselves on the sand and out of the surf. Officials say there's a high risk of rip currents that could pose a danger.
Forecasters also say scattered showers and thunderstorms may produce torrential rainfall that could cause localized flooding on Friday and Saturday.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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