By GulfInside Newsroom | October 22, 2026
Subtropical Storm Josephine was moving northeastward away from the United States early Thursday, October 22, while generating dangerous offshore marine conditions, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
At 5 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time, Josephine was about 195 miles south-southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It was moving northeast at 13 mph.
What NOAA forecasts
The National Hurricane Center expected Josephine to accelerate away from the coast and eventually transition into a powerful extratropical cyclone. No coastal tropical-storm watches or warnings were in effect in the 5 a.m. advisory.
Coastal and marine hazards
The National Weather Service in Boston warned of dangerous seas and gusty winds over offshore waters, with showers possible in far southeastern Massachusetts. Marine warnings and small-craft advisories can apply even when a storm’s center remains far offshore.
Residents, mariners and visitors should monitor their local National Weather Service office and updated National Hurricane Center advisories, rather than relying on an earlier forecast.
Sources: National Hurricane Center advisory, October 22, 2026; National Weather Service Boston forecast discussion.
