Erin turning away
Erin is now starting to move away from the US east coast as it pulls away from North Carolina. High surf and strong rip tides remain a concern. Winds and rainfall have not been an issue. IR satellite imagery show that there is still deep convection near the core and also away from the center. A Hurricane Hunter aircraft confirms little change in strength over night, except for a little weakening. Winds at 10,000 ft were measured at 100 knots or 115 mph. A correction factor for surface estimate is 90%, so winds to about 100 mph is an estimate.
The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.2N 72.1W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM ESE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM WNW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
Update:
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.8N 71.8W
ABOUT 210 MI...340 KM E OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM WNW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
Tropicast: RAMMB/CIRA slider IR Satellite
Tropicast: Radar GR Level 3 5:18 am edt
Tropicast: Wundermap Windstream 5:20 am edt
Tropicast: Hurricane Hunter Report
Strongest gust - 100 knots.
Tropical Weather Forecast:
Erin is moving away from the Mid-Atlantic coast. It will continue NE well west, then north of Bermuda as it heads into the northern North Atlantic Ocean. Very significant high surf and strong rip tides on the eastern US coast will continue today, and slowly diminish into Friday and Saturday.
