What is the latest news on Hurricane Earl?

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is currently issuing Public Advisories for Hurricane Earl. According to the 2 p.m. ET advisory on September 2, 2010, the hurricane was located approximately 245 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and 720 miles south-southwest of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Earl was moving toward the north near 18 miles per hour (mph), and had estimated maximum winds of 125 mph. Earl is a category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. 

A hurricane warning is in effect for Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, northeastward to the North Carolina/Virginia border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds; and Westport, Massachusetts, eastward around Cape Cod to Hull, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island.

A hurricane watch is in effect for north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Cape Henlopen, Delaware; and Nova Scotia from Medway Harbour to Digby.

A tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear to west of Bogue Inlet, North Carolina; north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including Delaware Bay south of Slaughter Beach and the Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort; the eastern portion of Long Island, New York, from Fire Island Inlet to Port Jefferson Harbor; and New Haven, Connecticut, to west of Westport, Massachusetts, including Block Island.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for the coast of Long Island, New York, west of Fire Island Inlet and Port Jefferson Harbor; north of Hull, Massachusetts, to Eastport, Maine; Nova Scotia from Ecum Secum to Medway Harbour and from Digby to Fort Lawrence; and New Brunswick from just west of Fort Lawrence westward to the U.S./Canada border.

For storm information specific to your area in the United States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor your local weather office. For storm information specific to your area outside of the United States, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service.

You may also wish to view the latest storm images and data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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• USA.gov's Hurricanes web page
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by usa.gov team