Major Hurricane Irene

[ANYWEATHER]

Yes New york, is about the same Latitude as Spain, actually, 40degrees North, compared to the Uk of between 50 and 60 degrees North! Ex hurricanes often come across the Atlantic during this time of year sometimes stalling in Mid Atlantic and giving us some very warm conditions, or as in the case of Ex Hurricane Charlie ,in Late August 1986 which gave us torrential rain/Flooding and storm force damaging winds! Looks as though Irene will producing us some unsettled conditions this time next week. according to the models, but things at the moment are far from sorted!!

[BornFromTheVoid]

Wind speeds of 115kts found, as well as speeds of 100kts 100 miles away from the centre.

[Jayces]

Watching live feed from Atlantic Beach in North Carolina at http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/cvplive/cvpstream2?hpt=hp_t1

Families standing there with their young children at a place where it's supposed to hit in a few hours, madness.

[Coast]

Here is a full list of weather moitoring stations in the Sates likely to be affected, this should be more than enough to monitor Irene as she passes through:

South Carolina - http://www.wxqa.com/states/SC.html

North Carolina - http://www.wxqa.com/states/NC.html

Virginia - http://www.wxqa.com/states/VA.html

Delaware - http://www.wxqa.com/states/DE.html

New Jersey - http://www.wxqa.com/states/NJ.html

New York - http://www.wxqa.com/states/NY.html

Typical live data for Myrtle Beach South Carolina looks like this:

From New York like this currently:

All the tides for New York locations can be found here:

http://www.saltwater...sites.html#date

Just pick a location and time and you will get something like this:

I'll put all this in the pinned Hurricane links at the top of the Hurricane section

[knocker]

Edging towards the NC coast at the moment. Latest Wilmington radar with sat. overlay latest IR.

Edited August 26, 2011 by weather ship

[Coast]

NDBC live buoy data from Battery Park, New York:

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=batn6

[AderynCoch]

Wind speeds of 115kts found, as well as speeds of 100kts 100 miles away from the centre.

At flight level presumably?

[knocker]

WTNT34 KNHC 261445

TCPAT4

BULLETIN

HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 25

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011

1100 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF LARGE HURRICANE IRENE NEARING THE COAST OF

THE CAROLINAS....

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

-----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...30.7N 77.3W

ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED ALL WARNINGS.

THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD IN THE

CHESAPEAKE BAY TO DRUM POINT.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW

JERSEY...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK

SOUNDS...DELAWARE BAY...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF DRUM POINT.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* NORTH OF SANDY HOOK TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER

MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND

SOUND...BLOCK ISLAND...BOSTON...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

* NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE RIVER INLET

* CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED

36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE

PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE

AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE

WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR

DANGEROUS.

WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO NEW

ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NORTHEASTERN UNITED

STATES AND SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

IRENE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY

YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

------------------------------

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST. IRENE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHEAST SHOULD BEGIN BY SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...

THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL PASS WELL OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA

TODAY...APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...AND PASS

NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE

IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY

NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165

KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS

FORECAST BEFORE IRENE REACHES THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.

IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND

OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL

STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. NOAA

BUOY 41013 LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHPORT

NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 47 MPH...76 KM/H.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM RECONNAISSANCE

AIRCRAFT DATA IS 946 MB...27.93 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

----------------------

WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE

SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE

FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA

TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD IN THE

WARNING AREA THROUGH SUNDAY.

STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER

LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE

HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE

AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH

AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL OVER SOUTHERN POTIONS OF THE

CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES...AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF

THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS

MUCH AS 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE.

NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...

DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES.

RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF

6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES

INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD

CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE

COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE

LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.

NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM EDT.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

$$

FORECASTER BROWN

Edited August 26, 2011 by weather ship

[picog]

Starting to look pretty stormy in south Carolina on Myrtle Beach — people still on the beach!

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarolina/myrtlebeach/

[weatherobsuk]

Washington & NYC now under Hurricane Warning.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl?large#contents

Tree on vehicle with people trapped inside...George Griffith Rd & Riverland Rd - James Island, SC. This is from the squalling lines from Irene coming from the west side.

[tinybill]

Starting to look pretty stormy in south Carolina on Myrtle Beach — people still on the beach!

http://www.earthcam....na/myrtlebeach/

those people are just plan daft those people should get now before its to late if we are not carefull this weekend we could be watching a bad movie, i.e. new york -manhatten watching the cams there people still walking about there with the not care in wold i.e with a possible 12-14 tidel surge going up the hudson bay not the best place to be!!

Washington & NYC now under Hurricane Warning.

http://www.nhc.noaa....?large#contents

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

Tree on vehicle with people trapped inside...George Griffith Rd & Riverland Rd - James Island, SC. This is from the squalling lines from Irene coming from the west side.

watching the cams in time sq those people here don,t seem bothered!!

Edited August 26, 2011 by tinybill

[peterf]

Starting to look pretty stormy in south Carolina on Myrtle Beach — people still on the beach!

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarolina/myrtlebeach/

the wind is really picking up there.

[peterf]

anyone got links to the live US news channels?

[lfcdude]

fox news is normally the best for covering hurricanes? 1st time im going to be watching the webcams aswell tho

Link to fox news stream

http://live.foxnews.com/

Edited August 26, 2011 by lfcdude

[Jayces]

anyone got links to the live US news channels?

I'm watching via this one http://www.rentadron...eather-channel/

fox news http://www.rentadrone.org/fox-news-live-stream/

msnbc http://www.rentadrone.org/msnbc-live-rockinroosters/

cnn http://www.rentadrone.org/cnn-live-stream-usa-feed/

live feed of a beach by cnn http://us.cnn.com/video/

Edited August 26, 2011 by Jayces

[MDTyKe]

I watch it here: http://www.justin.tv/weatherbroadcast#/w/1673003120/8

[Polar Bear]

loads of webcam links here for North carolina but I dont have the right programme to open..the avalon one looks over the outerbanks apparently

http://www.jeancostello.com/?page=wilmington_web_cam

[Bristawl Si]

According to Jeff Masters on Wunderground, in his latest blog update just now, "Irene's eyewall collapses, further intensification unlikely".

"The highest winds measured at their flight level of 10,000 feet were 125 mph, which would normally support classifying Irene as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds. However, these winds were not mixing down to the surface in the way we typically see with hurricanes, and the strongest surface winds seen by the aircraft with their SFMR instrument were just 90 mph in the storm's northeast eyewall".

Maybe not going to be as bad as thought 24 hours ago.

[tinybill]

I watch it here: http://www.justin.tv.../w/1673003120/8

ths for the link

[Argyllcraig]

Fox news suggesting that tidal surge may coincide with the high tide especially along long island

[tinybill]

Fox news suggesting that tidal surge may coincide with the high tide especially along long island

think a surge of at least 14 foot was this morning not good news for manatten

[tinybill]

new york

telling people to get out 5 pm usa time

Edited August 26, 2011 by tinybill

[lfcdude]

new york

telling people to get out 5 pm usa time

Just saw that aswell... could this be a Katrina... but not new Orleans but down town manatten

[4wd]

No, New Orleans is barely above sea level.

The risks will be more from wind borne debris in New York.

Is it just me finds webcams mostly ridiculously frustrating.

I looked at a couple which refused to load for some reason, then one did appear to load but showed an image from 2001.

If that was my site I'd remove the 'visit our wonderful webcam' link when it didn't work anymore, because it makes the owner seem clueless.

[Polar Bear]

christine baker currently on accuweather on BBC24.....

showing clips of a man trimming a palm tree in preparation......???