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MIAMI (AP) — Beachgoers are being warned to use extreme caution this weekend because of an elevated risk of rip currents as Tropical Storm Ana plods toward the Carolinas.
Ana is about 65 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm has top sustained winds of 60 mph but has slowed from its earlier speed, moving northwest at 3 mph. It's forecast to be "very near" the coasts of South and North Carolina sometime Sunday morning.
Universities along the Carolina coastline are monitoring the storm as a possible disruption to weekend commencements. Ceremonies scheduled for today at Brooks Stadium at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, were moved indoors out of caution.
In Wilmington, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington held graduation indoors, as planned, but urged students and family to watch weather conditions and make their own determination whether it's safe to travel.
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