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Storm Tracker: Hurricane Irene : Live

source: http://live.nydailynews.com/Event/Storm_Tracker_Hurricane_Irene_2011

JanforGore
Information from the Weather Channel and other twitter feeds, pictures, information etc. to keep you informed of this monster storm coming up the East Coast. Don't downplay even a Category 1 which can still cause widespread power outages, flooding and damage.


Stay safe.
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66 comments // Storm Tracker: Hurricane Irene : Live // Video

  • sue4e3
  • Warren_Merrill
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
    • +1
      JanforGore  

    • l am not in a mandatory evacuation zone and do not live in a low lying area, so I will be staying here because once this is over people may need help and I intend to volunteer my services to help out. Don't worry, I will keep safe. I wish everyone in these areas safe passage as well and please, get off the beach! And we may not have electricity for a few days if it goes down, so if so, see you all when it comes back.

    • 9 months ago
  • artemis6
  • SIBob
    • +2
      SIBob  
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    • In Staten Island, New York, the evacuations have proceeded, and the rain is starting. The politicians seemed to have learned from last December’s blizzard mistakes, as everyone has been warned. Mass transit is shutting down at noon. All that is left is the 24 hours of frontal assault. We’ll be alright. I try not to focus too much on the panicking media. They seem to be one-upping themselves in the dash for higher and higher ratings. There have already been shots of reporters being blown around by the wind. I think we get the point.
      http://sibob.org/wordpress/

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
  • EdJoyProductions
    • +1
      EdJoyProductions  
    • SIBob:

      I have to give kudos to the NYC Office of Emergency Management for the job they have done mobilizing the staff. I am injured right now or I would be working an evacuation center or a shelter. It may come to Irene being a simple tropical storm but it is better to be prepared than not.

    • 9 months ago
  • warman1138
  • coolplanet
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      coolplanet  
    • Image

    • Masters: “Irene is capable of inundating portions of the coast under 10 – 15 feet of water, to the highest storm surge depths ever recorded. I strongly recommend that all residents of the mid-Atlantic and New England coast familiarize themselves with their storm surge risk.”

    • 9 months ago
  • coolplanet
  • demsbeans527
    • +1
      demsbeans527  

    • Sitting here waiting to see if I sink or swim. I just finished bringing all of my hanging baskets and potted plants inside. I hope they don't over heat in the laundry/furnace room. I live in Monmouth County, NJ and it is voluntary evacuation in my town whereas in the town right above me it is mandatory. Rain is just getting hard now. I'm a little worried but I'd rather be home riding this out than anywhere else.

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
    • 0
      JanforGore  
    • demsbeans527:

      People around here need to heed that part of it at least. There are still clay pots, garbage cans all sorts of things on the street not moved. Panicking is of course not the way to go, but neither is total apathy to this. This is a serious storm. Stay safe.

    • 9 months ago
  • demsbeans527
  • nanac
    • +2
      nanac  

    • I am praying for all of you that live, or have family that lives in the targeted areas. Please follow all warnings, and take the necessary precautions to evacuate, or stock up on supplies for personal maintenance. In many instances, the effects of these storms can last sometimes for weeks.

    • 9 months ago
  • sue4e3
  • nanac
    • +1
      nanac  
    • sue4e3:

      They are correct. I grew up on the Gulf Coast, and during Hurricane Alicia, my power was off for over two weeks. Hopefully, you will not experience any power outage, because it can make you life miserable if you are not prepared.

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
    • +2
      JanforGore  

    • Latest advisory from NOAA:

      000
      WTNT34 KNHC 262342
      TCPAT4

      BULLETIN
      HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A
      NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
      800 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

      ...IRENE TURNS TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...TROPICAL STORM
      CONDITIONS SPREADING INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

      SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
      ----------------------------------------------
      LOCATION...32.1N 77.2W
      ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM SSW OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
      ABOUT 235 MI...380 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
      MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
      PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
      MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES

      WATCHES AND WARNINGS
      --------------------
      CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

      NONE.

      SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

      A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SAGAMORE BEACH
      MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK
      SOUNDS...DELAWARE BAY...CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF DRUM POINT...NEW
      YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND SOUND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT
      AND RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

      A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE RIVER INLET
      * CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
      * NORTH OF SAGAMORE BEACH TO MERRIMACK RIVER

      A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * MERRIMACK RIVER TO EASTPORT MAINE

      INTERESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
      IRENE.

      FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
      STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
      MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
      FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
      THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
      METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

      DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
      ------------------------------
      AT 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED
      NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING
      TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
      MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE
      FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL APPROACH THE COAST
      OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA
      COAST ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER
      THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW
      ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.

      MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
      GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
      HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
      IRENE REACHES THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. SOME WEAKENING IS
      EXPECTED AFTER THAT...BUT IRENE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE
      AS IT MOVES ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY.

      IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND
      OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND
      TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM.
      DURING THE PAST HOUR...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 52 MPH...84 KM/H...AND A
      GUST TO 62 MPH...100 KM/H WERE REPORTED AT THE JOHNNY MERCER PIER
      IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH NORTH CAROLINA.

      THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AIR FORCE RESERVE
      AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 950 MB...28.05 INCHES.

      HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
      ----------------------
      WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND
      OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.
      HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE HURRICANE
      WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
      TO BEGIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT WITH HURRICANE
      CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM
      CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY
      NIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

      STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER
      LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE
      HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE
      AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH
      AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA
      FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER NORTHWARD TO CAPE COD
      INCLUDING SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS
      TRIBUTARIES. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
      LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. STORM SURGE
      VALUES ARE VERY LOCATION-SPECIFIC...AND USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT
      PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

      RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
      6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM
      EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
      INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD
      CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

      SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
      COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE
      LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.

      TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME EASTERN
      NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

      NEXT ADVISORY
      -------------
      NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.

      FORECASTER STEWART

    • 9 months ago
  • Lairderg
  • JanforGore
  • RaceBannon
    • +2
      RaceBannon  

    • organize friends to act as helpers for our neighbors, and maybe turn those in need into helpers... if you have extra supplies share it.. the more people working together the better things will be.

      Anyway everyone in those areas if you can enjoy the Friday night, make friends, lovers, etc life it short enjoy it whiles it there ;)

    • 9 months ago
  • EmperorThan
  • SandyBerman
  • nanac
  • JanforGore
    • 0
      JanforGore  
    • SandyBerman:

      Believe it or not, Christie has also done a good job with this. But then to politicians its all about poll numbers. But still, he so far has handled this well. And FEMA looks to be on their toes this time too. Learning from experience is a good thing.

    • 9 months ago
  • nikonwilly
    • +1
      nikonwilly  

    • Since when have they played up a measly cat 2 storm for states hundreds of miles away ? This coverage is ridiculously border line paranoid ....are they testing how much bull s**t they can fling without anyone calling them on it ?
      All New England states have already declared emergencies....it this a joke or what ? By the time this travels inland towards Maine it will be down to a typical summer storm yet the msm is calling it a storm of the century....someone needs to shoot the weather forecaster!

    • 9 months ago
  • SandyBerman
  • sue4e3
    • +2
      sue4e3  
    • nikonwilly:

      what you are not taking in to consideration is Population density .Major cities have to be evacuated..that in itself is a massive production . Much of these people are not used to hurricane preparedness.Then you have the terrain in south N.J alone is mostly ocean, woods, bays ,estuaries ,and lakes .o and let's not forget nuclear plants .See a slight trend mostly water. We were told to prepare for 12 foot storm surges off the bay on already saturated ground .We have had our wettest August on record .So not only will water be every where but those woods I talked about earlier will become tree missile launchers cause the ground is too wet to hold them .There is a very high risk of casualties here. I hope you are right that all the hype is BS because I have A front row ticket to the show.Ill le you know how it turns out

    • 9 months ago
  • demsbeans527
  • JanforGore
  • nikonwilly
  • sue4e3
  • Misti
  • sue4e3
  • SandyBerman
    • SandyBerman  
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  • JanforGore
    • +1
      JanforGore  
    • SandyBerman:

      I'm not comparing nor bringing politics into this. I'm too concerned with the effects it will have on myself and the people I love. Obama has nothing to do with what I am doing now regarding it nor what will happen as a result of it. Your spamming this in every thread to those who dared voice a contrary opinion to yours to prove a bs point is also childish. Go play your political tit for tat somewhere else.

    • 9 months ago
  • SandyBerman
  • JanforGore
    • 0
      JanforGore  
    • SandyBerman:

      I'm not your friend, have no idea what "palpable" hatred even feels like ( well maybe towards Monsanto and oil companies) and actually believe that you have become nothing more here lately than what can only be perceived as a paid political operative as you doth protest way too much in regards to dissenting opinions. Criticizing ANY president about policies that are actually or can actually hurt others is not hatred it is concern. And your attempt to even turn this entire thread around because you are so upset that some here don't share your obsession in lieu of actually seeing issues rationally is again childish.There is more to all of this in the scheme of things than Obama, Bush and your political pettiness. And I do see the world for what it is, which is why I put principle first in fighting for what it could be, unlike those like you who would sacrifice it all right or wrong to put a man first. Now if you will excuse me I have more important things to do now than sit here and banter back and forth with you.

    • 9 months ago
  • Vic_Romano
  • SandyBerman
  • JanforGore
    • +2
      JanforGore  
    • SandyBerman:

      Same to your family. And actually, I'm sorry if I came across as nasty. I really am not. You are simply wrong about me regarding Obama. Matter of fact, regarding the Keystone XL and other environmental crises I have asked him to please do the right thing as are many others. If all of his supporters would do so, he just might. This isn't about hate, this is about love for a planet I see being destroyed before our eyes by greed and apathy. It simply has to stop, and if pushing him to use the bully pulpit and to use his decision on the pipeline is one way to do it, I will. Just wanted to clear that up.

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
  • sue4e3
    • +3
      sue4e3  

    • we have been voluntarily evacuated .we are packing now when I can get back in I don't think I ll have power for about a week . but I will have video when i get back . I am going to family just outside of the evacuations .no where else to go .Every hotel is booked from here to west penn.. it looks like a mass exodus here it's very strange. Almost like a movie

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
  • KB723
  • sue4e3
  • sue4e3
  • JanforGore
  • sue4e3
  • JanforGore
  • sue4e3
  • demsbeans527
    • +1
      demsbeans527  
    • sue4e3:

      Good luck to you, Sue. We have voluntary evacuation here too. I plan to stay so is my neighbors. Though, I've heard that the police can still come and knock on the door and tell you to go. I suppose if they do I will have to go. Anyway be safe.

    • 9 months ago
  • sue4e3
  • KB723
  • totally_dilapidated
  • JanforGore
  • bailey78
    • +1
      bailey78  

    • Those that can need to get out of the way of this storm. I have been in My share of storms and I will tell you first hand it is nothing to play around with. Get what you can and leave your life is at stake.

    • 9 months ago
  • Misti
  • JanforGore
  • nanac
  • Vic_Romano
  • JanforGore
    • +2
      JanforGore  

    • Just some information for NJ. A category 2 storm is set to hit NJ early Sunday morning with a greater storm surge due to high tide and warmer ocean temperatures. Mandatory evacuations are now taking place from Southern NJ. No other mandatory evacuations announced yet. Up to ten inches of rain is expected with this storm. Expect to be without power Sunday night into the next week.

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
    • +1
      JanforGore  

    • http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/26/national/main20097750.shtml

      She has reached the Outer banks of North Carolina.

      "Hurricane Irene began lashing the East Coast with rain Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts.

      For hundreds of miles, people in the storm's path headed inland, made last-minute preparations and monitored the hurricane's every subtle movement. Irene had the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that included Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people were in its projected track".

    • 9 months ago
  • ReMarker
    • +3
      ReMarker  
    • Image

    • I use a Weather Underground gadget/link on my desktop (Windows 7). The following link is to their current storm page.
      http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/
      Check out the "Large Satellite Animations from NOAA/NESDIS and Others" near the bottom of the page. The different links are to different GOES satellites that update every 30 minutes. The "Visible" view is the full data view. I think you will like it.

      This is one of my favorite storm tracking sites:
      http://www.stormpulse.com/
      Give it a try, I think you will like it, too.

      An excellent and timely post Jan. Thanks

    • 9 months ago
  • JanforGore
  • JanforGore
    • +3
      JanforGore  

    • http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/261156.shtml

      000
      WTNT34 KNHC 261156
      TCPAT4

      BULLETIN
      HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
      NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
      800 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

      ...IRENE TAKING AIM AT THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...

      SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
      ----------------------------------------------
      LOCATION...30.0N 77.3W
      ABOUT 375 MI...600 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
      MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
      PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
      MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES

      WATCHES AND WARNINGS
      --------------------
      CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

      NONE

      SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

      A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * THE GRAND BAHAMA AND THE ABACO ISLANDS
      * LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW
      JERSEY...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK
      SOUNDS...DELAWARE BAY...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF SMITH POINT.

      A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * NORTH OF SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER
      MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND
      SOUND...BLOCK ISLAND...BOSTON...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

      A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
      * NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE RIVER INLET
      * CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC

      A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
      SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED
      36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF
      TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE
      PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
      AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

      A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
      EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

      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.

      INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
      IRENE.

      FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
      STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
      MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
      FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
      THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
      METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

      DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
      ------------------------------
      AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED
      NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING
      TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
      EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A GRADUAL TURN
      TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SHOULD BEGIN THEREAFTER. ON THE
      FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL PASS WELL OFF THE
      COAST OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TODAY...APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH
      CAROLINA TONIGHT...AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
      SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE
      MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT.

      MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH
      HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
      SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS
      POSSIBLE TODAY...AND IRENE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE THRESHOLD
      BETWEEN CATEGORY TWO AND THREE AS IT REACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA
      COAST.

      IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
      OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
      STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM.

      THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM HURRICANE HUNTER
      AIRCRAFT DATA IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

      HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
      ----------------------
      WIND...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS
      MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
      SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA ALONG THE UNITED STATES EAST
      COAST BY LATE TODAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST
      REACH THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING...AND
      THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

      STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER
      LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE
      HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE
      AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH
      AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL OVER SOUTHERN POTIONS OF THE
      CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES...AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF
      THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS
      MUCH AS 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE.
      NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...
      DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES.

      RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
      6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM
      EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINA...EASTERN
      MARYLAND... DELAWARE...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...
      SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...LONG ISLAND...WESTERN CONNECTICUT...AND
      WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD
      CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

      SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS
      OF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL
      CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.

      NEXT ADVISORY
      -------------
      NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT.

    • 9 months ago
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