Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Aug 24, 2011 10:10:50 GMT -5
SPECAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD
1115 AM WED AUG 24 2011
HURRICANE IRENE UPDATE
MODELS ARE TRENDING TO PASS HURRICANE IRENE JUST EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC AREA THE AREA STILL REMAINS IN A HIGH THREAT AREA FOR POTENTAL FOR ANY SORT OF WEATHER FROM HURRICANE IRENE DEPENDIN ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE IRENE THERE MAY BE THE NEED TO ISSUE A INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN 1 TO 2 DAYS OR SO AS THE TIME FOR THE STORM DRAWS NEERER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT FROM THE CENTER ABOUT 250 MILES AND COULD STILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MAYBE AS HIGH AS 60 MPH AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW FAR EAST IS THE KEY TO WHAT WE GET IN THE WASHINGTON/ BALTIMORE AREA.
AT THIS TIME IRENE IS A CATEGORY 3 AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENTHEN TO CATEGORY 4 STORM AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE COAST AS A MAJOR STORM AND WEAKEN AS IT GETS OVER COOLER WATERS NORTH OF THE GULF STREAM JUST A BIT.
AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND COULD SEE A STORM OF AT LEAST 100 MPH WINDS OVER CERTIN AREAS AND THAT COULD DO DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTIURE EXPECALY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO A HIT LIKE THEY WILL BE GETTING EVEN A CATEGORY 1 COULD DO DAMAGE .
THE EVENT IS STILL DAYS AWAY SO RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE HURRICANE AS IT CHURNS TOWARD THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD
1115 AM WED AUG 24 2011
HURRICANE IRENE UPDATE
MODELS ARE TRENDING TO PASS HURRICANE IRENE JUST EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC AREA THE AREA STILL REMAINS IN A HIGH THREAT AREA FOR POTENTAL FOR ANY SORT OF WEATHER FROM HURRICANE IRENE DEPENDIN ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE IRENE THERE MAY BE THE NEED TO ISSUE A INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN 1 TO 2 DAYS OR SO AS THE TIME FOR THE STORM DRAWS NEERER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT FROM THE CENTER ABOUT 250 MILES AND COULD STILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MAYBE AS HIGH AS 60 MPH AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE MID ATLANTIC EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW FAR EAST IS THE KEY TO WHAT WE GET IN THE WASHINGTON/ BALTIMORE AREA.
AT THIS TIME IRENE IS A CATEGORY 3 AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENTHEN TO CATEGORY 4 STORM AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE COAST AS A MAJOR STORM AND WEAKEN AS IT GETS OVER COOLER WATERS NORTH OF THE GULF STREAM JUST A BIT.
AREAS IN NEW ENGLAND COULD SEE A STORM OF AT LEAST 100 MPH WINDS OVER CERTIN AREAS AND THAT COULD DO DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTIURE EXPECALY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO A HIT LIKE THEY WILL BE GETTING EVEN A CATEGORY 1 COULD DO DAMAGE .
THE EVENT IS STILL DAYS AWAY SO RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE HURRICANE AS IT CHURNS TOWARD THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.