Tropical Storm Florence Expected To Strengthen Back Into Hurricane

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Starting the day as a powerful hurricane, Tropical Storm Florence is expected to gain strength again in the coming days.

Florence is moving toward the west-northwest near 7 mph, and a turn toward the west is forecast on Friday.

A slow westward motion is expected over the weekend, with a possible turn toward the west-northwest on Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph with higher gusts.

Little change in strength is anticipated on Friday, followed by a slow increase in wind speed over the weekend.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Swells generated by Florence will begin to affect Bermuda on Friday and will reach portions of the eastern U.S. coast over the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.