• Erin Life-Threatening Rip

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Tue Aug 19 19:28:29 2025
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    Hurricane Erin Intermediate Advisory Number 34A
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052025
    800 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

    ...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING ERIN...

    ...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG U.S. EAST COAST
    BEACHES...

    SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...27.3N 72.7W
    ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM SW OF BERMUDA
    ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES

    WATCHES AND WARNINGS
    --------------------
    CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

    None.

    SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

    A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
    * Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina

    A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
    * Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina to Duck, North Carolina including
    Pamlico and Albemarle sounds.

    A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
    * North of Duck, North Carolina to Chincoteague, Virginia
    * Bermuda

    A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
    expected somewhere within the warning area within the next 36 hours.

    A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
    possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

    A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening
    inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline,
    during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a depiction
    of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm
    Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas
    should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from
    rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions.
    Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.

    Interests along the U.S Mid-Atlantic coast and the southern
    New England coast should monitor the progress of Erin.

    For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
    products issued by your national meteorological service.

    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Erin was located
    near latitude 27.3 North, longitude 72.7 West. Erin is moving toward
    the north-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). This motion with an
    increase in forward speed is expected through tonight followed by
    a northward motion on Wednesday and then a northeastward motion on
    Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Erin will pass to
    the east of the Bahamas tonight, and then move over the western
    Atlantic between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda on Wednesday and Thursday.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
    gusts. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next
    couple of days.

    Erin is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up
    to 80 miles (130 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds
    extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).

    The minimum central pressure estimated from Air Force Reserve
    Hurricane Hunter aircraft data is 959 mb (28.32 inches).

    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    Key messages for Erin can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
    Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC.

    RAINFALL: Rainfall will be diminishing across the Turk and Caicos
    and the Bahamas late this afternoon and evening. Heavy rainfall is
    possible on the Outer Banks of North Carolina Wednesday night into
    Thursday with the potential for 1 to 2 inches.

    For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding
    associated with Erin, please see the National Weather Service Storm
    Total Rainfall Graphic, available at
    hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf

    WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions
    of the North Carolina Outer Banks beginning late Wednesday or
    Wednesday night. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the
    watch area north of Duck, North Carolina to Cape Charles Light
    beginning Thursday. Tropical storm conditions are possible in
    Bermuda beginning Thursday.

    SURF: Swells generated by Erin will affect the Bahamas, Bermuda,
    the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada during the
    next several days. These rough ocean conditions are expected to
    cause life-threatening surf and rip currents. Please consult
    products from your local weather forecast office for more information.

    A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found
    at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents

    STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the
    tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by
    rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could
    reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated
    areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...

    Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina...2 to 4 ft

    The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast where the
    surge will be accompanied by large and dangerous waves.
    Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge
    and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by
    your local National Weather Service forecast office.

    For a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge inundation,
    please see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic,
    available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?peakSurge.

    NEXT ADVISORY
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    Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.

    $$
    Forecaster Beven
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