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Joaquin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday. On that, the meteorologists agree.

But the precarious path that the storm will take in the coming days — belting the East Coast or straying out to sea — remains a point of contention.

The American forecast model predicts Joaquin will veer northwestward, ramming into Virginia, Maryland or North Carolina this weekend. The European forecast model suggests Joaquin will avoid the East Coast entirely. And the National Hurricane Center forecast offers somewhat of a compromise between the two.

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