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HURRICANE EARL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  36A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072010

800 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010

…HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST…WEATHER

CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE IN THE OUTER BANKS LATER THIS MORNING…

SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION

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LOCATION…36.2N 73.6W

ABOUT 130 MI…205 KM ENE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA

ABOUT 395 MI…640 KM SSW OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/HR

PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH…30 KM/HR

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…955 MB…28.20 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY…

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…

* CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD TO THE NORTH

CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND THE EASTERN

ALBEMARLE SOUNDS

* WESTPORT MASSACHUSETTS EASTWARD AROUND CAPE COD TO HULL

MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…

* NOVA SCOTIA FROM MEDWAY HARBOUR TO DIGBY

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…

* NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER TO SANDY HOOK NEW

JERSEY…INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY SOUTH OF SLAUGHTER BEACH AND THE

CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT

* THE COAST OF LONG ISLAND NEW YORK FROM FIRE ISLAND INLET EASTWARD

ON THE SOUTH SHORE AND PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR EASTWARD ON THE NORTH

SHORE

* NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT TO WEST OF WESTPORT MASSACHUSETTS…

INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND

* NORTH OF HULL MASSACHUSETTS TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER

* STONINGTON MAINE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT MAINE

* THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM LISMORE SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD TO

ECUM SECUM

* PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…

* NORTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO WEST OF STONINGTON MAINE

* THE COAST OF LONG ISLAND WEST OF FIRE ISLAND INLET ON THE SOUTH

SHORE AND WEST OF PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR ON THE NORTH SHORE

* NEW BRUNSWICK FROM THE U.S./CANADA BORDER EASTWARD TO FORT

LAWRENCE AND FROM TIDNISH WESTWARD TO SHEDIAC

* NOVA SCOTIA FROM ECUM SECUM NORTHEASTWARD TO POINT TUPPER…AND

EAST OF LISMORE TO POINT TUPPER

* CAPE BRETON ISLAND AND THE MAGDALEN ISLANDS

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

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AT 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EARL WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 36.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 73.6 WEST. EARL IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH…30 KM/HR.  AN INCREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ARE EXPECTED IN THE

NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF EARL

WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TODAY…AND WILL

APPROACH SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH…165 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  EARL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING

THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS…BUT EARL IS EXPECTED REMAIN A LARGE

HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205

MILES…335 KM.  DARE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT NORTH CAROLINA JUST

REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH…113 KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB…28.20 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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WINDS…TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE STILL OCCURRING ALONG THE

NORTH CAROLINA COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO

GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING.  TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS WILL

LIKELY REACH THE COAST FROM VIRGINIA NORTHWARD TO MASSACHUSETTS

LATER TODAY…AND SPREAD OVER THE COAST OF MAINE WITHIN THE WARNING

AREA TONIGHT.  HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE

HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

MORNING.

STORM SURGE…A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS

MUCH AS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING

AREA OVER NORTH CAROLINA…AS WELL AS IN THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY.

STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE

GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA OVER MASSACHUSETTS.

ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA…STORM SURGE WILL

RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

NEAR THE COAST…THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND

DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.

RAINFALL…EARL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1

TO 2 INCHES…WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES…OVER

PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE OUTER BANKS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5

INCHES…ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND.  ACCUMULATIONS OF

1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND

ACROSS CENTRAL AND COASTAL MAINE.

SURF…LARGE SWELLS FROM EARL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE EAST COAST

OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY…AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE IN THE NORTHERN

BAHAMAS.  THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS

AND RIP CURRENTS.

NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY…1100 AM EDT.