August 31st, 2010
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Author: Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 7:30 PM
Tropical outlook: The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking two systems with an eye on a third disturbance.
Hurricane Earl continues to sustain category 4 strength, but is expected to weaken before it skirts North Carolina’s Outer Banks late Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to follow a similar northerly path as Earl, but should stay farther out to sea, possibly brushing Bermuda.
The third disturbance is an area of low pressure in the mid-Atlantic, located some 425 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands as of 1 p.m. CST. Forecasters believe development of this disturbance will be slow, with a 10 percent chance of forming a tropical cyclone (Gaston) in the next 48 hours.
Keep up to date on tropical activity by visiting AL.com/weather.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, heat index near 96. Highs in the low to mid-90s. Lows in the mid-60s to mid-70s. Chance of rain 10 percent, 20 percent along the coast.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid-90s. Lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Chance of rain 10 percent.
(For a complete forecast, see Wednesday’s Press-Register.)
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