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Hurricane Hermine is going to find itself boxed in once it swirls across Florida and the Carolinas during the next two days. 。

Hemmed in by a blocking pattern across Canada -- with an area of high pressure across Quebec and a stalled low over the Canadian Maritimes -- the storm is likely to make little northeastward progress for several days.。

Instead it may spin around, wobbling like a drunken figure skater, about 250 to 350 miles east of Delaware.。

Computer model projections vary regarding how long and far the storm stalls offshore, but it's becoming clear that it will be able to tap into the abundant energy of the Gulf Stream ocean current, and potentially transition from a hybrid "post-tropical storm" back into a more tropical system. 。

More importantly, perhaps, is that it's becoming evident that major impacts from this storm may be in store for areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy just four years ago. 。

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As of 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, tropical storm watches were hoisted for the Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey coast all the way north to Sandy Hook, N.J.
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Some of the more dire computer model projections show Hermine intensifying back into a powerful hurricane off the Mid-Atlantic and bringing hurricane-force winds to New Jersey, potentially northward to near or over New York City, too. 。

Sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius on Sept. 1, 2016.Credit: weatherbell analytics
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Tropical storm watches have been issued for all of the New Jersey coast south of Sandy Hook, all of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia as of 5 p.m. ET.
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The forecast details will become more clear as the storm moves up the coast. 。

The forecast details will become more clear as the storm moves up the coast. 。

One of the reasons that the storm may re-intensify once it emerges to the southeast of New Jersey is that ocean temperatures along the Mid-Atlantic coast are extraordinarily warm for this time of year.。

In fact, the ocean has been so warm that mass fish kills have been reported in New Jersey.。

Wind and waves projection from a NOAA computer model on Sept. 4, 2016.Credit: noaa via weatherbell analytics。

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