Tropical storm-forecast conditions are possible across portions of the Carolinas Friday and Saturday from Nicole.

Forecast to become a hurricane before landfall along the east coast of Florida Thursday, Nicole will then swing into the Southeast.

While the exact forecast track of Nicole remains uncertain, the storm is expected to bring heavy rains, gusty winds, and coastal impacts, including the possibility of storm surge, rough surf, and erosion to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

NASA is also closely monitoring forecast weather conditions at Cape Canaveral, where the Space Launch System and Orion capsule for the Artemis-1 mission are sitting on Launch Pad 39B. As of Monday, NASA continues to keep the vehicle at the launch pad but, as they did for Ian, could elect to move the vehicle back to the safety of the Vehicular Assembly Building. The time-consuming move could jeopardize the planned launch attempts next week for this mission back to the moon.

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