Latest models have it tracking well off shore so it looks like the East Coast will be spared a direct hit, but heavy rains and coastal flooding are still going to happen.
This special advisory is to adjust the initial and forecast intensity through 36 hours. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter plane just penetrated the eye of Joaquin and measured 144 kt at 700 mb and SFMR winds of around 135 kt. No change in the forecast track is necessary.