The potential impacts of Hurricane Florence caused Hurricane Watches to be issued for the Carolinas on Tuesday morning while the approach of Tropical Storm Isaac also caused Watches to be issued for some of the Lesser Antilles.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Hurricane Florence was located at latitude 26.7\u00b0N and longitude 65.3\u00b0W which put it about 905 miles (1455 km) east-southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.\u00a0 Florence was moving toward the west-northwest at 16 m.p.h. (26 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 130 m.p.h. (210 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 155 m.p.h. (250 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 950 mb.\u00a0 A Hurricane Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from Edisto Beach, South Carolina to the North Carolina-Virginia border including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Florence was nearing the end of an eyewall replacement cycle on Tuesday morning.\u00a0 A thin ring of showers and thunderstorms around the center of circulation was all that was left of the original eyewall.\u00a0 A larger ring of thunderstorms surrounded an eye with a diameter of 36 miles (58 km).\u00a0 Several other bands of showers and thunderstorms surround the new, larger eyewall.\u00a0 Storms near the core of Hurricane Florence generated strong upper level divergence which pumped mass away from the hurricane.<\/p>\n
The eyewall replacement cycle temporarily weakened Hurricane Florence, but it also made the circulation larger.\u00a0 Winds to hurricane force extended out about 40 miles (65 km) from the center of circulation.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 150 miles (240 km) from the center.\u00a0 The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Hurricane Florence was 25.1.\u00a0 The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 15.3 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 40.4.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Florence will be moving through an environment favorable for strong hurricanes.\u00a0 Florence will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 29\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear.\u00a0 Hurricane Florence is likely to strengthen during the next 24 hours, but additional eyewall replacement cycles could cause the intensity to fluctuate.<\/p>\n
Hurricane Florence will move around the western end of the subtropical high pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The high will steer Florence in a general west-northwesterly direction.\u00a0 On its anticipated track the center of Hurricane Florence could approach the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina on Thursday.\u00a0 It will very likely be a major hurricane at that time.<\/p>\n
Tropical Storm Isaac moved steadily toward the Lesser Antilles and Watches were issued for some of those islands.\u00a0 At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Tropical Storm Isaac was located at latitude 14.6\u00b0N and longitude 49.7\u00b0W which put it about 775 miles (1250 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.\u00a0 Isaac was moving toward the west at 16 m.p.h. (26 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 70 m.p.h. (110 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 85 m.p.h. (135 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 996 mb.\u00a0 Hurricane Watches were in effect for Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Watches were in effect for Antigua and Montserrat.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Helene moved far south of the Azores.\u00a0 At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Hurricane Helene was located at latitude 16.5\u00b0N and longitude 34.3\u00b0W which put it about 1550 miles (2495 km) south-southwest of the Azores.\u00a0 Helene was moving toward the northwest at 12 m.p.h. (19 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 110 m.p.h. (175 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 130 m.p.h. (210 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 966 mb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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