Hurricane Earl show weakening in the new updates

By Soumitra Mondal, Gaea News Network
Friday, September 3, 2010

New York (GaeaTimes.com) - The category 4 hurricane Earl has now derogated to category 1 hurricane. The recent updates about the hurricane have showed that its speed has lowered much at this moment. The constant watch over the storm for the Nassau County has been now discontinued. A tropical storm warning still remains in effect for Suffolk.

Earl’s maximum wind velocity is now 85 mph according to the recent updates about it. The storm when at peak had wind velocity 145 mph and was categorized into category number 4. The number 4 category indicates mass destruction and hugely lethal.

Though the storm will cause heavy rain and heavy winds even when downgrade at coastal New Jersey and some inland areas. To avoid any accident a hurricane watch is still in continuation at Halifax. A notice has been issued for the hundreds of residents in Yarmouth, southwestern Nova Scotia that they should leave their homes before Hurricane Earl arrives. According to the Weather Service other areas prone to the storm effect are the mentioned counties in New Jersey, Sussex, Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, Cape May and southeastern Burlington. There is a tropical storm watch for Middlesex.

The storm is expected to pass between 100 and 200 miles southeast of Montauk late Friday. As per the reports given by National Weather Service Suffolk could have winds up to 60 mph.

There is also Forecasts for heavy rains and waves as high as 12 feet. Beaches throughout Nassau and Suffolk are closed due to the fatal condition of ocean.

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