ORLANDO, Fla. _ Hurricane Jose has weakened and could become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Jose's maximum sustained winds are 75 mph, which barely register it as a hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. A Category 1 hurricane packs winds between 74 mph and 95 mph, as gauged by the scale.
Jose was about 480 miles north-northeast of Grand Turk Island and 640 miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to Tuesday's 5 p.m. advisory from the NHC.
Jose has turned east and is moving at about 7 mph. The storm is still expected to loop, with a southeastern and southern turn expected through Wednesday, according to the advisory.
The Hurricane Center expects Jose to loop away from the United States by early Sunday morning. The storm should remain well to the east-northeast of the Bahamas through Wednesday.
