*Note this post will be updated with the latest status and info on Earl for easier following. New Tweets will be sent out each time it is updated but please check back often so you know where it is and what is coming.
*Remember the track is anticipated track of the hurricane. Pay attention to that cone around the track, to the left and right. This indicates where the hurricane could actually be as time progresses. In other words things change, especially hurricanes, and do unexpected stuff so be prepared.
Keep track of Earl on StormPulse
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…30.9N 74.8W
ABOUT 300 MI…485 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 765 MI…1230 KM SSW OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…140 MPH…220 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…N OR 355 DEGREES AT 18 MPH…30 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…932 MB…27.52 INCHES
Earl 2 Sept 8am
Category : 4 (Extremely Dangerous Storm)
Hurricane Earl appears to have started its turn to the north but is still forecasted to come within 50 – 80 miles of the North Carolina Coast. Keep an eye out and stay informed.
Watches and Warnings
Hurricane Warning
Bogue Inlet North Carolina Northeastward to North Carolina / Virginia border
Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds
Hurricane Watch
North of North Carolina / Virgina border to Cape Henlopen Delaware
Westport to Plymouth Massachusetts including Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket
Tropical Storm Warning
Cape Fear to West of Bogue Inlet North Carolina
North of North Carolina / Virgina border to Sandy Hook New Jersey including Delaware Bay south of Slaughter Beach, Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort.
Tropical Storm Watch
Coastal York
Coastal Cumberland
Savadahoc
Lincoln
Knox
Coastal Waldo
Coastal Rockingham
Sand Hook New Jersey to Woods Hole Massachusetts including Block Island and Long Island Sound
Coast of Long Island New York from Fire Island Inlet Northward and Eastward to Port Jefferson Harbor.
North of Plymouth Massachusetts to Eastport Maine
Coast of Nova Scotia from Port Maitland to Medway Harbour
Coastal Hancock County
Coastal Washington County
All of Atlantic Coast waters from Stonington to Eastport out 60NM.
If you are in these new areas please prepare accordingly and those of you still under watches and warnings hopefully you have completed your preparations. Let us know!
Map showing all three storms and tracks
Here is a good map from the Canadian Hurricane center showing the current locations and tracks of the storms.
Current Track of Storms
Remember if you are in an area that is expected to be affected by any of these storms please move towards completing your preparations.