Even remaining offshore, Irene is going to batter and erode the you-know-what out of the Atlantic beaches.
This site has good updates and lots of info:
They are on their fourth Irene thread.
Thank you for pinging me. I am glad that you put me on your list NautiNurse.
For sure I have so many friends from the NC line all the way to Atlantic Beach as well,hope they batten down the hatches.
Forward speed is really important in these big storms if it will get in and get out even 12 mph is a good forward speed,its when they stall that the damage is done.