How about no rain in the forecast for the next coupls of days. Dry air from the west side of Earl will filter in on the east and northeast breeze. This pattern will be in place unitl Friday and Saturday. Then we will have a little more moisture work back in as Earl moves into New England and Canada.
Earl is still a cat 4 hurricane and is starting to move more to the NW now. The east coast will still have to monitor this hurricane closely as it will pass dangerously close to the outer banks of the Carolinas. Most of the models keep Earl in the Atlantic. A trough of low pressure digging toward the east coast will cause Earl to move to the NE by Friday morning. The strength of this trough will determine if Earl stays in the Atlantic. The stronger the trough means Earl stays away from the east coast. That is what we are thinking. Just because Earl stays out in the Atlantic the east coast will still see higher tides with high surf and rip currents.
Fiona will have a hard time staying together by Friday. Tropical Storm Fiona will be on Earls heels and running into a lot of wind shear. Looks like no threat for anybody in the US..
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Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist
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Scott Zedeker
WINK TV Meteorologist
