HURRICANE EARL INTERMEDIATE FORECAST 11A
TROPICAL FORECAST CENTER
8:00 PM EDT TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 2010
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS
* CAPE FEAR TO SURF CITY
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS
BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE
WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR
DANGEROUS.
AREAS FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW ENGLAND NEED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EARL.
AT 8:00 PM EDT/0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.5 N 69.1 W OR 965 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS. EARL IS MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH. EARL IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 940 MB/27.76 IN.
A QUICK NOTE ON FIONA...FIONA IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...SO NO FURTHER FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS SIGNS SHOW THAT FIONA WILL NOT DISSIPATE.
COMPLETE UPDATE ON EARL AT 11 PM EDT.
JACKSON
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