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Monday, August 30, 2010

11 PM EDT Update on Earl...Earl is Moving Away from Puerto Rico





Here is the latest advisory on Category 4 Hurricane Earl:

HURRICANE EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010
1100 PM AST MON AUG 30 2010

...EARL CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.9N 65.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE ISLANDS OF CULEBRA AND VIEQUES
* U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
* BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
* TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. INTERESTS FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EARL.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12.