'Hurricane' Schwartz: I'm Truly Concerned About Hermine This Weekend

As Tropical Storm Hermine makes its way to the region, local meteorologists are warning Pennsylvania residents to avoid this shore this holiday weekend.

Hermine - which could turn into a hurricane by the time it gets to coastal New Jersey - is currently packing up to 60 mph winds. The impacts will likely be felt beyond the Shore. According to the National Weather Service forecast, Tropical storm conditions can be expected Sunday, Monday and even Tuesday in Eastern Pennsylvania, where Hermine could produce heavy rain and gusty winds.

In New Jersey, the NWS has issued either a tropical storm warning, a tropical storm watch or a hazardous weather outlook for the entire state, saying the storm will impact almost all of New Jersey from Saturday into Tuesday.

Local forecasters, including 'Hurricane' Glenn Schwartz of NBC 10, is advising people to avoid going to the Shore during the last summer holiday weekend of the season.

"Stay home if you’re already inland. If you must go to the Shore, plan on coming back Saturday night at the latest," Schwartz writes in a column posted on Philly.com. He says he is "truly concerned about this weekend."

People who live at the shore should prepare to "hunker down for a few days," Schwartz writes.

Sam DeAlba, a meteorologist at WeatherWorks in Hackettstown, told nj.com that areas that saw flooding during Sandy are likely to see flooding again and "we're preparing our clients for potentially four feet or more of storm surge."

Lance Franck, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's regional forecast office in Mount Holly, also told the publication that the storm could stall and strengthen back into a hurricane once it gets to the New Jersey area "given it's over the warm water."

Click here to view the hour-by-hour forecast of the tropical storm at the shore.

Here is the forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: A chance of rain after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Labor Day: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Tropical storm conditions possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: Tropical storm conditions possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.