Still, he added, people should keep an eye on the forecasts.

“Although the center of Jose is forecast to pass well east of the North Carolina coast early next week, tropical-storm-force winds are expected to extend well west of the center and could approach the North Carolina Outer Banks on Monday,” he said. “Farther north along the U.S. East Coast, the chance of some direct impacts from Jose is increasing, but it is too soon to determine their exact magnitude and location.”

The places where the storm could hit land directly include Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York City and Rhode Island. But there is also a good chance that Jose will never make landfall at all.

People on the East Coast are still being advised to watch out for more powerful waves and currents. The same goes for residents of Bermuda, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.