What will the weather be like for Sea Hear Now in Asbury Park this weekend? The latest – Asbury Park Press

New tropical threats develop off the coast

Focus is shifting from Nicholas to the two looming worries in the Atlantic, one of which is nearby and could be named this week.

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What's the weekend weather outlook for the return of the big Sea Hear Nowfestival at the Shore?

Unsettled is the word from the National Weather Service, whoseforecast calls forsunny to partly cloudy skies and afew isolated showers, with high temperatures in the low 80s.

Lovers of music, art and surfingcan only hope the forecast holds up at least parts of it.

The 2020 fest was canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak. It returns to the north beach and Bradley Park in Asbury Park on Saturdayand Sunday with performances from the likes ofPearl Jam, the Avett Brothers,Patti Smith and others.

Some 35,000 attended the 2019 event.

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Still, the forecast calls for more favorable conditions on land than out tosea.

On Thursday, forecasters weremonitoring two weather disturbances over the Atlantic Ocean that forecasters said could result in life-threatening sea conditions for many coastal areas, including the Shore.

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There is a high chance these systems, still hundreds of miles away,will form into a tropical depression sometime Saturdaybefore potentially becoming a tropical storm or hurricane as early as next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. The next-named storms in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season will be Odette and Peter.

There is a high risk of rip currents across all beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties, where rough seas could stick around through at least Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

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As of 8 a.m. Friday, the closest system was producing thunderstorm activity over the Atlantic and was roughly 150 miles east of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.

Its expected to become a short-lived tropical depression or tropical storm sometime Saturday as it makes it way northeastward, where it will be only miles away from mid-Atlantic coastline.

"Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is still likely to form during the next day or two while the system moves northward to north-northeastward off the Southeast and mid-Atlantic U.S. coasts," the hurricane center said.

This system is likely to bring "significant swells, high surf andwaves" off Shore beaches. Nonetheless, the stormy conditionsdisturbing Atlantic waters along the East Coastsometime Friday or Saturday are not expected to bring heavy rainfall or severe thunderstorms impacting New Jersey beaches.

A second storm system is over 800 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and is expected to move toward the mid-Atlantic area over the next several days, forecasters said.

The increased wave action is likely to make for rough surf and strong rip currents from the Carolinas northward to southern New England. Low-lying areas along the Atlantic that are prone to flooding at times of high tide may experience some problems as the system unfolds.

Minor coastal flooding is possible this weekend for areas across Atlantic, Cape May and Salem counties as the systems continue to develop.

Joshua Chung is the 9-5 breaking news and weather reporter.A lifelong Jersey Shore resident, he is a graduate of Michigan State University. Contact him at jchung@gannettnj.com,917-703-9373 or onTwitter @Joshchunggg

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