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TodayOne more partly to mostly sunny, hot, and dry day with highs around 87 along the beaches and boardwalks, and around 93 Parkway west. A mainly south wind around 5-15mph, with seas, swells, surf, and rip currents continuing to build due to Earl. Swimming restrictions are possible along the shore. TonightThickening clouds with some rain developing towards sunrise. Becoming breezy with southeast winds around 10-20mph becoming east then northeast and increasing to 15-30mph by morning. Windiest and wettest along the immediate shore. FridayTropical storm warnings in effect, as Hurricane Earl is forecast to track several hundred miles to our east. Mostly cloudy and windy with periods of rain, with the worst conditions on the islands. Highs in the low 80s, with a strong and potentially damaging northeast, then north and eventually northwest wind around 20-40mph on the mainland, 40-60mph along the beaches and boardwalks. All interests in South Jersey should monitor Earl very closely, as slight deviations off his forecast track, either left or right, will mean significant changes to the forecast! Extended ForecastSaturday: Partly to mostly sunny, quite breezy, but dry and pleasant as Earl pulls northeast towards Canada. Some swells, high surf, and rip currents will persist along the shore, with highs in the low 80s and a brisk northwest wind around 15-25mph and gusty. Sunday-Labor Day: A suntastic end to the summer season, with mostly sunny skies, more seasonably warm temps, and a lighter refreshing northwest breeze. Highs within a few degrees of 80 all weekend long, shore and mainland alike. : :   |
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| Current Information on CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE EARL as of 5:00 AM THURSDAY | |
| Wind Speed: 145 MPH | Pressure: 27.40" (928 MB) |
| Latitude: 29.3 N | Longitude: 74.7 W |
| Current Movement: NNW 18 MPH | Location: 410 MILES S OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA |
As weather happens, the NBC40 Weather Team wants to keep you in the know about what's happening right now in the weather. The latest updates are below:
Updated: 9/2/10 07:48 am
INTENSE HEAT TO START THE WEEK, BUT RELIEF IS IN SIGHT! SADLY, THE COOLER WEATHER IS CAUSED BY A HURRICANE!
The weather lately has been hot and sunny. No rain for the past week, and with temperatures well above 90, it has been a great stretch of beach weather! The risk of rip currents, as of late, has been high, and the threat will only get worse as the days go on. Sunday we saw a high temperature of 98, setting a new record! The previous hottest August 29th was 96 back in 1953. Monday was hot, but not quite record breaking with a temperature of 95 (the record high was 96 from 1973). But, record heat returned for Tuesday (99) and Wednesday (97). So, the start of September has been hot and dry so far, but that is about to change!
Lately, the tropics are the only thing on people's minds, and for good reason. Hurricane Earl does look like a potential threat to the United States, with the worst conditions expected in North Carolina. Officials in the Outer Banks are preparing for evacuations, should they become needed. Here in South Jersey, we are watching and waiting to see what exactly to expect. Right now, it looks as if Earl will pass a few hundred miles to our west, meaning that we will see rain and strong winds, but not the full force of the storm. Conditions will be the worst along the shore with at least tropical storm force winds of 40-60mph. On the mainland, winds will be about 20-40mph with periods of heavy rain expected for everyone. The worst weather will definitely be on the water. We are looking at at least 8-12 foot waves by Thursday night and into Friday along with dangerous rip currents, and high surf through the start of the weekend. One positive note...this will be a quick moving storm. Thursday night is when conditions will begin to worsen, and the weather will be getting better by very late Friday night. And, beautiful weather is on the way for the long weekend!
Saturday and Sunday will both see sunshine and high temperatures around 80. For Labor Day, it will be in the lower 80s as sunshine persists. So, the holiday weekend looks great!
The tropics behind Earl, not looking so great. Once we get through the hurricane (Earl), there are two tropical storms (Fiona and Gaston) that we will have to watch. At the moment, Fiona is not looking like a threat, but we will keep an eye on it!
Helping you weather the weather,
Monica Ott
The weather lately has been hot and sunny. No rain for the past week, and with temperatures well above 90, it has been a great stretch of beach weather! The risk of rip currents, as of late, has been high, and the threat will only get worse as the days go on. Sunday we saw a high temperature of 98, setting a new record! The previous hottest August 29th was 96 back in 1953. Monday was hot, but not quite record breaking with a temperature of 95 (the record high was 96 from 1973). But, record heat returned for Tuesday (99) and Wednesday (97). So, the start of September has been hot and dry so far, but that is about to change!
Lately, the tropics are the only thing on people's minds, and for good reason. Hurricane Earl does look like a potential threat to the United States, with the worst conditions expected in North Carolina. Officials in the Outer Banks are preparing for evacuations, should they become needed. Here in South Jersey, we are watching and waiting to see what exactly to expect. Right now, it looks as if Earl will pass a few hundred miles to our west, meaning that we will see rain and strong winds, but not the full force of the storm. Conditions will be the worst along the shore with at least tropical storm force winds of 40-60mph. On the mainland, winds will be about 20-40mph with periods of heavy rain expected for everyone. The worst weather will definitely be on the water. We are looking at at least 8-12 foot waves by Thursday night and into Friday along with dangerous rip currents, and high surf through the start of the weekend. One positive note...this will be a quick moving storm. Thursday night is when conditions will begin to worsen, and the weather will be getting better by very late Friday night. And, beautiful weather is on the way for the long weekend!
Saturday and Sunday will both see sunshine and high temperatures around 80. For Labor Day, it will be in the lower 80s as sunshine persists. So, the holiday weekend looks great!
The tropics behind Earl, not looking so great. Once we get through the hurricane (Earl), there are two tropical storms (Fiona and Gaston) that we will have to watch. At the moment, Fiona is not looking like a threat, but we will keep an eye on it!
Helping you weather the weather,
Monica Ott
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