{"id":4518,"date":"2017-09-17T18:01:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T22:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2017-09-17T18:01:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T22:01:21","slug":"tropical-storm-watch-issued-for-ocean-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2017\/09\/tropical-storm-watch-issued-for-ocean-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Watch Issued for Ocean County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4519\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-17-at-5.54.14-PM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"The forecast track of Hurricane Jose, Sept. 17, 2017. (Credit: CIMSS\/Tropical)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4519\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4519\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-17-at-5.54.14-PM.png\" alt=\"The forecast track of Hurricane Jose, Sept. 17, 2017. (Credit: CIMSS\/Tropical)\" width=\"632\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-17-at-5.54.14-PM.png 632w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-17-at-5.54.14-PM-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The forecast track of Hurricane Jose, Sept. 17, 2017. (Credit: CIMSS\/Tropical)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Jose, which is still forecast to pass east of New Jersey&#8217;s coastline, has nonetheless prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tropical storm watch for the entire Shore area.<\/p>\n<p>The watch was issued at 5 p.m. Sunday and covers Monday. While there is a chance that tropical storm force winds (above 39 m.p.h.) will be included as the storm brushes New Jersey, actual winds are forecast to be at 25-35 m.p.h. with gusts to 50 m.p.h.<\/p>\n<p>The storm could also dump 2-4 inches of rain in certain locales. Storm surge information was not issued in the NWS&#8217;s advisory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be safe, prepare for the potential of limited wind<br \/>\nimpacts. Efforts should now be underway to secure all<br \/>\nproperties,&#8221; the advisory said. &#8220;Hazardous wind is possible. Failure to adequately shelter&nbsp;may result in serious injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The storm has the potential to take down large tree limbs, which could cause power outages, the advisory said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2017\/09\/tropical-storm-watch-issued-for-ocean-county\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Jose, which is still forecast to pass east of New Jersey&#8217;s coastline, has nonetheless prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tropical storm watch for the entire Shore area. The watch was issued at 5 p.m. Sunday and covers Monday. While there is a chance that tropical storm force winds (above 39 m.p.h.) 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