Storm Extravaganza
Posted by feww on August 31, 2010
Hurricane Season Could Get Busier Still
L-R: HURRICANE EARL, Tropical Storm FIONA, T.S. DANIELLE, Invest Area 98L, T.S. LIONROCK, T.S. NAMTHEUN, Typhoon KOMPASU. Click image to enlarge.
Hurricane EARL
HURRICANE EARL – IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.
Hurricane EARL: Summary of status at 11:10UTC on August 31, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]
- Location: Near 20.8N 67.1W
- Position: About 205 km (110NM) NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Max Sustained Winds: 225 km/hr
- Wind Gusts: 270 km/hr
- Movement: WNW (290 degrees) at 20 km/hr
- Max Wave Heights: 4.1m (12 feet)
- Sources: JTWC and others
EARL is at category 4A strength on the FEWW New Hurricane Scale.
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