[SMCARA] Hurricane Earl Update - 9/2/2010

[Tom Shelton]

The following watches from the National Weather Service may affect us:

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localstatealerts/?areaid=MDZ024&phenomena=HU&office=KAKQ&etn=1007&significance=A&wxlayer=satellite&zoom=6&camefrom=national

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localstatealerts/?areaid=MDZ017&phenomena=CF&office=KLWX&etn=0002&significance=A&wxlayer=radar&zoom=7&camefrom=national

Additionally, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina have declared States of Emergencies.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/State-of-emergency-declared-as-Hurricane-Earl-bulls-toward-East-Coast-687483-102010433.html

The following information is from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

We currently have a 40% chance of Tropical Storm force winds (>= 39 MPH sustained), up from 30% yesterday, a 10% chance of winds in excess of 50 knots sustained, and a less than 5% chance of Hurricane force winds (>=74 MPH sustained).

Currently the storm has a radius of about 125 miles and is a Cat 4, and is predicted to weaken to Cat 3 by the time it gets to us.  
BTW - Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm when it hit the Gulf Coast.

We are starting to see some evidence of Earl - The high clouds in our upper atmosphere are part of the outer bands of this storm.

Tom Shelton 

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