North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace For Maria

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP)- Hurricane Maria has weakened slightly as it moves northward in the Atlantic off the coast of the Carolinas.
Maria’s maximum sustained winds Tuesday morning are near 75 mph (120 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria is expected to keep gradually weakening and is forecast to become a tropical storm Tuesday night or Wednesday.
The storm is centered about 210 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is moving north at 7 mph (11 kp