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| Written by Reed Timmer | |||
| Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:28 | |||
 Hurricane Earl looks absolutely textbook on satellite after undergoing an eye wall replacement cycle, with a perfectly circular large eye and 140 mph winds. The latest dropsonde revealed the minimum central pressure had dropped to 930 mb with sutained winds measured at 137 knots just below 7000 feet!!! I really thought the anomalously dry air around the hurricane would really cause problems, but clearly this has not been the case.. The convection around tropical cyclones often explodes after dark given the increased relative warmth of the underlying ocean, thus I wouldn't be surprised if the peak intensity of Earl is achieved overnight tonight, before beginning a gradual weakening trend. A recent wobble to the north has resulted in a slight eastward shift in the forecast track, with the NHC showing the center of Earl just east of the North Carolina Outer Banks by late tomorrow night. It is still very possible that Earl could wobble slightly to the west, which would bring devastating conditions to the NC Coast. Stay tuned for updates on this continually evolving situation!
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Re:Hurricane Earl a powerful category 4 storm!
Sep 02 2010 11:30:12 wow now the storm is headed straight for us--we live in saint john new brunswick canada --hope our cold waters slow ir down
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Re:Hurricane Earl a powerful category 4 storm!
Sep 02 2010 12:26:42 Watching this one closely from Boston Area. Already starting to put patio furniture in storage. Don't want to take any chances. Most people forget that damage can occur from the outer edge before the full storm even reaches you.
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