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Earl heading toward southeast New England
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 September, 2010 : - - Hurricane Earl has passed the North Carolina Outer Banks and continues moving to the north-northeast at 18 mph. Gusty winds, high surf and periods of rain will move up the East Coast. Rainfall amounts between 1 to 2 inches, with locally heavier amounts, are possible in the Virginia Tidewater and along the Delmarva Peninsula.
Further north, however, conditions will begin to deteriorate as Earl continues to move towards Southeastern New England. Winds will increase along the coast of Long Island and across Southern New England, with rain chances also on the increase. Sustained tropical storm force winds, with occasional hurricane force sustained winds and gusts, will begin to impact Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket by the evening hours.
Tropical storm force winds can also be expected by Friday evening along parts of the Long Island Coast and by Saturday morning along the coast from northeastern Massachusetts to Maine and into the Canadian Maritimes (including the coast of New Hampshire). Heavy rainfall, generally between 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts, can be expected along the New England Coast beginning Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. The heavy rain should continue in northern Maine and in the Canadian Maritimes into Saturday.
Large swells will continue to impact much of the East Coast of the United States through Friday, even well away from Earl.
Earl, & Fiona | click to zoom
HURRICANE EARL STATISTICS, WATCHES, AND WARNINGS
As of 11 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, Earl was located about 395 miles south-southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and had top winds near 105 miles per hour. This makes Earl a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Earl is moving to the north-northeast near 18 miles per hour, and is expected to speed up its forward progress and make a gradual turn to the northeast later today. Earl is also expected to gradually weaken, but its wind field is expected to spread out.
A hurricane warning is in effect from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, northeastward to the North Carolina/Virginia border (including the Pamlico and eastern Albemarle Sounds); and from Westport, Massachusetts, eastward around Cape Cod to Hull, Massachusetts (including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket).
A hurricane watch is in effect for Nova Scotia between Medway Harbour and Digby.
North Atlantic infrared satellite - Click image to enlarge
A tropical storm warning is in effect from north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Sandy Hook, New Jersey (including Delaware Bay south of Slaughter Beach and Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort); the coast of Long Island, New York from Fire Island Inlet eastward on the south side and from Port Jefferson Harbor eastward on the north side; between New Haven, Connecticut, eastward to Westport, Massachusetts (including Block Island and Providence, Rhode Island); north of Hull, Massachusetts, to the Merrimack River (including the city of Boston); between Stonington and Eastport, Maine; the coast of Nova Scotia from Lismore southward and eastward to Ecum Secum; and for Prince Edward Island.
A tropical storm watch is in effect from north of the Merrimack River to Stonington, Maine; the coast of Long Island west of Fire Island Inlet on the south side and west of Port Jefferson Harbor on the north side (including the city of New York); New Brunswick from the U.S./Canada border to Fort Lawrence, and from Tidnish west to Shediac; Nova Scotia from Ecum Secum northeastward to Point Tupper, and east of Lismore to Point Tupper; and Cape Breton Island and the Magdalen Islands.
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Current Atlantic Surface Weather Analysis (tropical waves) : Click image to enlarge
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Tropical Storm Fiona (as of 11 a.m. Eastern Time Friday) was located about 245 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and had winds near 45 miles per hour. Fiona is moving north-northeast around 13 miles per hour and could come close to Bermuda late tonight or early Saturday. A tropical storm warning is posted for Bermuda. Fiona is expected to gradually weaken over the next couple of days and is expected to dissipate Sunday night or Monday.
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Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Gaston degenerated into a remnant low in the Central Atlantic Thursday afternoon. A vigorous tropical wave between the Cape Verde Islands and the African West Coast is being watched for development.
TD TEN-E | click to zoom
In the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Depression 10-E has formed about 205 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as of 8 a.m. Pacific Time Friday. Top winds are near 35 miles per hour, and the depression is moving to the west- northwest near 8 miles per hour. The depression is not expected to impact any land areas. Another area of low pressure, but less organized, is several hundred miles south of the coast of southeastern Mexico and Central America. This system is in a less favorable environment for development.
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Tropical Storm Malou Heading toward Okinawa
Sep 3, 2010 10:04 AMAs of midday Friday, EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Malou was centered near 24.9 north and 128.5 east, or about 150 miles southeast of Okinawa, Japan. Movement was to the west-northwest at 23 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph with gusts of 50 mph.
The center of Malou will pass just south of Okinawa this afternoon, EDT, accompanied by strong winds and torrential rain. Rainfall amounts along the path of Malou will be 5-10 inches. After passing over Japan's Ryukyu Islands, Malou will move northwest then north-northwest over the East China Sea before eventually moving into the Yellow Sea by early next week, EDT. While there is still the potential for Malou to become a typhoon, wind shear may try to keep Malou as a tropical storm.
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