Hurricane Maria Continues Northward March Offshore North Carolina
Hurricane Maria Continues Northward March
Offshore North Carolina
Tropical Storm Warnings Extended Northward to Va Border
There have been no important changes in Maria today as the hurricane continues to hold on with 80 mph winds. Some thunderstorms have developed again near the center of circulation. Maria may be reacting to the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream which are near by. Even if Maria strengthens a little due to this it does not change the outcome for the Carolinas. No landfall is forecast though tropical storm conditions are likely for the Outer Banks where we have tropical storm warnings up. Some bands of rain have been coming inland from the southeast as the radar below indicates but the core of the hurricane remains and will remain offshore.
SATELLITE LOOP
..MARIA MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD…
…LARGE SWELLS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES…
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…31.7N 73.1W
ABOUT 280 MI…450 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH…130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…N OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 MPH…11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…965 MB…28.50 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Tropical Storm Watch from north of Duck to the North
Carolina/Virginia border has been changed to a Tropical Storm
Warning. The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended southward to
Bogue Inlet and the Tropical Storm Watch has been discontinued west
of Bogue Inlet.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Bogue Inlet to the North Carolina/Virginia border
* Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…
* Cape Lookout to Duck
Maria will begin to turn to the northeast and east on Wednesday and begin to move out to sea as a cold front makes its approach and ends the current round of heat across the Northern Middle Atlantic & Northeast. Other than another round of rough ocean seas, Maria will have no impact on our area whatsoever.
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