From weather.com
.. TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ... HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY HURRICANE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY NOW.
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... PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 64 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.
... WINDS... AS HURRICANE EARL APPROACHES... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF HURRICANE EARL IS NOT CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME... THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR STORM SURGES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL... WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A MAXIMUM STORM TIDE BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. THIS WOULD REPRESENT MINOR TO AREAS OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING. THE GREATEST RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING AS A RESULT WILL BE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
... COASTAL HAZARDS... SIGNIFICANT SWELLS WILL BRING AN HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL ALSO LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ANTICIPATED STORM SURGE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH SURF WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVERWASH ISSUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
