Posted on 09/02/2010 8:02:30 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Large and dangerous Hurricane Earl is nearing the U.S. East coast. Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings and Watches have been issued from North Carolina to Nova Scotia. Even if the center of Earl remains offshore, hurricane force winds are expected to occur on the Outer Banks by Thursday night. Currently, hurricane force winds extend outward 90 miles, and tropical storm force winds 230 miles from the center of the storm.
Tropical-storm-force winds will likely reach the coast from Virginia northward to New Jersey by late Thursday night or early Friday. A gradual weakening is expected to start later Thursday, but Earl is expected to be a major hurricane when it passes near the Outer Banks.
Public Advisory
Discussion
Forecast Models
Buoy Data:
Western Atlantic NE U.S. SE U.S.
Satellite Images and Loops (Tropical Floater #2)
U.S. Long Range Radar:
Newport/Morehead City
Wakefield VA
Dover Air Force Base DE
Mt. Holly NJ
Upton, NY
Boston MA
Portland ME
Ibiseye Interactive Tracking
StormPulse.com
All good wishes to our NE coast FRiends. Stay safe!
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A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the coast of Massachusetts
from Westport eastward around Cape Cod to Hull including
Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Island.
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from New Haven Connecticut
to west of Westport...including Block Island.
Category 4 Hurricane Earl is about 300 miles S of Cape Hatteras NC
Moving N at 18 mph. 140 mph winds, 932mb.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
As a CT FRper, I pass along the message to ALL CT FRpers to STAY SAFE and God Speed.
Bookmark
Checking on boat now. Reconfiguring dock lines so she can rise up in a surge. It is unclear how this will affect the Chesapeake Bay...........
Belated ping to the new thread...
$10 says Obama is Johnny-on-the-spot after the hurricane hits Martha’s Vineyard. ;)
Stay safe you yankees up there! Beer, Bread and Toilet Paper...
Thinking about that major university in Durham NC, I hope they’ve kept the folks informed at Duke of Earl....
Going to get ALL my errands done today.
Special anoucement: Will be posting the Sean Hannity Show EARLY today for this very reason, since I live in the NE and MUST get stuff done so I do not have problems tomorrow in regards to Hurricane Earl.
Ha! Not if the ice cream shop is out of service.
I gotta no leak motorhome that's small enough profile to avoid tipping over in strong winds... So come on Earl, give me a little bloody blow-by buddy!!! (just adds to the adventure)
I'm more concerned with tornadoes when I come back across country in the west-bound direction... Now they REALLY suck!!!
I gotta no leak motorhome that's small enough profile to avoid tipping over in strong winds... So come on Earl, give me a little bloody blow-by buddy!!! (just adds to the adventure)
I'm more concerned with tornadoes when I come back across country in the west-bound direction... Now they REALLY suck!!!
mark
Or "never let a good crisis go to waste."
Buckle down East Coast, you might be in for a rough ride, prayers are with you. Sniper63
Rutland here, just south of you. We’ll be fine.
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