Category 4 strength Hurricane Earl passed within 100 miles of San Juan Puerto Rico, allowing the eye itself to be seen on the radar loop from Monday evening. The winds were 135 mph, making this in the top 15% of all storms, but the hurricane force winds extended out only 70 miles from the center. However the tropical storm force winds did reach 200 miles from the center. This brought waves of 18 to 25 feet on the north shore of the island and Virgin Islands.
This storm is expected to strengthen a little before loosing some steam and passing very close to the US coast near North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. See the latest images and wave forecasts from The Baltimore Weather Examiner.
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* Interactive Hurricane Tracker
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Climatology:
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National Hurricane Center update:
SUMMARY OF 300 AM AST...0700 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.2N 66.4W
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH...215 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...21 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...931 MB...27.49 INCHES
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
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.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. EARL IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES...325 KM.
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