Hurricane Earl’s Strength Increases

11alive.com reports:

MIAMI — A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast in advance of Hurricane Earl. A hurricane watch has been extended as far north as Massachusetts.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, a hurricane warning is in effect from Bogue Inlet, NC, northweard to the NC/VA border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds. A hurricane watch is in effect for areas north of the NC/VA border to Cape Henlopen, DE, and from from Woods Hole to Sagamore Beach, MA, including Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

A tropical storm warning is in effect from Bogue Inlet, NC southward to Cape Fear, NC, and from the NC/VA border northward to Sandy Hook, NJ, including Delaware Bay south of Slaughter Beach and the Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort. A tropical storm watch is in effect from Sandy Hook, NJ to Woods Hole, MA, including Block Island and all of Long Island Sound, and north of Sagamore Beach to the mouth of the Merrimack River, MA

A hurricane warning means hurricane-force conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or greater) are expected within the warned area. A warning is typically issued about 36 hours before the anticipated first occurance of tropical storm-force winds (sustained winds of 39 mph or greater).

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