Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:05 am Post subject: ATLANTIC Hurricane Earl
ATLANTIC STORMS
Hurricane Earl winds 75 mph
Possibly FIONA lurks, not named ... yet ...
August 29, 2010
Hurricane warnings were issued late Saturday for parts of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were on hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Earl gained strength and sped westward.
Forecasters said Earl was expected to become a hurricane Sunday and could approach the U.S. East Coast next week.
Warnings were issued for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla. Hurricane watches were in effect for the U.S. and British Virgin islands and Puerto Rico.
"We do expect this to become a hurricane within 24 hours," said Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist with the National Weather Service in Miami. "Depending on how close it gets to the Leeward Islands, it wouldn't take much more than a slight deviation in its path to cause damage."
The 11 p.m. ET advisory from Miami's Hurricane Center said Earl was about 530 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and moving west at 20 mph. It packed sustained winds of 65 mph and higher gusts.
Forecasters said the storm could turn west-northwest and pass near or over the northern Leeward Island Sunday night or Monday.
We are not really sure if this will or will not have an impact in the eastern U.S. states.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Danielle remained far out over the Atlantic, but the Category 2 storm was still bringing dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast. Lifeguards had to rescue dozens of swimmers off the Florida coast.
Danielle's maximum sustained winds were near 105 mph late Saturday, down from 135 mph and Category 4 status on Friday. It is passing about 355 miles east of Bermuda.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877306/ns/weather
Hurricane Earl winds reach 105 mph - threatens Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Hurricane warning for the U.S. Virgin Islands as Hurricane Earl approaches
August 30, 2010
Earl has a large, 35 mile wide eye on track to pass northeast of Barbuda and St. Maartin, Lesser Antilles.
Earl will probably intensify rapidly and pass between Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast over the next 5 days.
The most likely landfall location were Earl to hit the U.S. would be Cape Cod, Massachusetts, but more likely Nova Scotia or Newfoundland.
The meaning of name EARL - noble, prince, warrior.
A tropical wave in the Atlantic could become Fiona, meaning fair, pale
Hurricane Earl Strengthens to Category 4 Storm and heads for NC, DC, NYC
Phony 'peace' talks set for Sept 2 between Oblahma, Bibi and Abbas
I suggest people near the coast from NC to NYC prepare!
August 31, 2010 morning
Hurricane Earl moves away from Puerto Rico
Hurricane Earl may reach North Carolina Thursday after dealing a glancing blow to Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. Earl could target the Carolinas later this week. DC and NYC could see real effects.
Earl quickly developed into a Category 4 storm Monday, packing winds of 135 mph. Hurricane-force winds stretch 70 miles from its
center and tropical storm-force winds extend 200 miles. It may strengthen. It is heading north-northwest.
Earl has a large, 35 mile wide eye. Most likely landfall location would be Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
but more likely Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. The meaning of name - noble, prince, warrior.
I was thinking the same thing-the same week Obama goes to Israel for "peace talks" is also the same week an already Cat 4 Hurricane could potentially be going to one of the big cities up north.
National Hurricane Center:
Large And Intense Hurricane Earl Churning Northwestward Over The Atlantic...Maximum Sustained Winds 125 Mph / 215 Km/Hr -
Minimum Central Pressure 941 Mb...27.76 Inches
White House/FEMA News Release Updated:
As Hurricane Earl Approaches,
Fema Urges East Coast Residents To Be Prepared
Families Should Visit Ready.gov to Learn Steps to Prepare for Hurricanes and Severe Weather
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners continue to closely monitor Hurricane Earl, as it moves past Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and toward the East Coast of the United States. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Earl is now a Category 4 hurricane. FEMA is closely coordinating with state, territorial, and local officials in the affected areas and along the East Coast and stands ready to support their response as needed.
If Earl continues its present course, it will batter the Outer Banks of North Carolina Thursday night and Cape Cod Friday night with strong winds, powerful waves and potential flooding problems.
Hurricane Earl may very well end up being a cape to cape to cape storm wrestling with Cape Hatteras, N.C., Cape Cod, Mass. and Cape Sable, N.S. along its path.
While Earl's strength continues to fluctuate upon nearing the U.S. coastal waters, AccuWeather.com meteorologists are concerned sustained winds will reach near hurricane force on the Outer Banks.
Much as the Outer Banks will deal with Hurricane Earl Thursday night into early Friday, Cape Cod will be facing the same scenario Friday night into early Saturday.
blogs on Earl, tracks, forecasts, hurricane preparedness Hurricane Earl is expected to pass within 100 miles of North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday night, unleashing pounding surf and damaging winds in the process. The storm's looming danger has prompted evacuation orders.
Earl will remain a dangerous major hurricane today as it parallels the Bahamas. Despite its distance to the Southeast, Earl's impacts on the region's coastline will begin to be felt today.
Weather Underground's Hurricane Preparedness Page. Here you'll find some extremely useful information that will help you know what to do in the event of a storm-related emergency.
# Contact a friend or relative out of town (far enough away so as not to be affected by the same weather) and ask him or her to be your family's emergency contact.
# Before the storm, be sure that every member of the family has a piece of paper on them that says, for example:
State of Emergency Declared for North Carolina, Virginia
The governors of North Carolina and Virginia have declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Earl approaches the east coast of the United States.
Ocracoke Island in Hyde County and Hatteras Island in Dare County have issued evacuation orders to prepare for the onset of Hurricane Earl.
Ocracoke Island's evacuation order includes all visitors and residents. As of Wednesday morning, Hatteras evacuation orders were limited to visitors.
Hyde County Health Director Wesley Smith, said that a state of emergency was declared for Ocracoke Island at 9 p.m. Tuesday EDT and the mandatory evacuation was issued at 5 a.m. EDT.
Smith said there are about 800 permanent residents on Ocracoke, but the population with visitors "during peak season can get as high as 10,000."
Estimates for the number of people currently on the island is about 5,000.
According to Smith, "the only way on and off" the island is a ferry, which is a first-come, first-served basis.
While Smith said they are encouraging everyone to get off the island, he said, "generally in a mandatory, you have some who refuse to evacuate."
http://www.accuweather.com
Hurricane Earl
winds 145 mph strengthened overnite, evacuations in progress.
Tropical Storm Fiona
50 mph winds appears to be headed north, no problem.
Tropical Storm Gaston
40 mph winds meaning of name 'hot-tempered' must be watched from Texas to Maine.
I will make a new thread for Gaston AFTER it becomes a hurricane.
Hurricane Earl passing N.C. Category 2 with 105 mph winds.
New York, New Jersey and Maryland are watching Earl.
While the worst of Hurricane Earl will be passing east of New York City, New Jersey and the Delmarva, coastal areas will feel some effects from the massive storm.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/...tching-earl-in-new-york-new-1.asp
Tropical Storm Fiona 50 mph winds appears to be headed north, no problem.
Tropical depression Gaston 30 mph winds meaning of name 'hot-tempered' must be watched from Texas to Maine.
Earl's Wind, Rain Hitting North Carolina, Southeastern Virginia
The center of Earl will move away from the Outer Banks today and will approach south eastern New England tonight.
Wind gusts are generally reaching 50 to 70 mph in the Outer Banks. Wave heights are 12 feet from buoys near shore and 20 to 30 feet offshore.
The radar is showing a "Wall of Wind" moving east of North Carolina. Winds on radar are as high as 105 mph well to the east of Cape Hatteras, N.C.
Highest wind gusts in North Carolina as of early Friday morning:
-Bonner Bridge, 12 miles south-southeast Nags Head: 74 mph
-Nags Head: 70 mph
-Hatteras Village: 67 mph
Cape Hatteras, N.C., has been soaked by 2.95 inches of rain through 5 a.m. EST Friday.
Current wind gusts farther north across coastal areas of southeastern Virginia are reaching 20 to 30 mph, while outer rain bands are expanding into southeastern Virginia and the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula.
The radar, shown below, shows heavy rain over northeastern North Carolina, but the heaviest rain is located offshore.
The satellite shot of Earl shows that he has not re-strengthened after weakening on Thursday.
radar image
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/...earls-wind-rain-hitting-north.asp
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