{"id":251,"date":"2011-08-25T17:50:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezweather.com\/myblog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2011-08-25T17:50:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:50:24","slug":"hurricane-irene-6pm-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/2011\/08\/25\/hurricane-irene-6pm-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Irene &#8211; 6pm Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone,<\/p>\n<p>The situation continues to grow and become very serious concerning Hurricane Irene.\u00a0 At this hour, Hurricane Irene continues to churn her way toward the Eastern US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, this just in from the National Weather Forecast Office in Mount Holly, NJ<\/p>\n<pre>HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT\r\nNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ\r\n526 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011\r\n\r\n...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC THIS\r\nWEEKEND...\r\n\r\n.NEW INFORMATION...\r\nA HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN\r\nISSUED.\r\n\r\n.AREAS AFFECTED...\r\nTHIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND\r\nRECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN\r\nPENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE... AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS\r\nSTATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY\r\nTO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DELAWARE BAY.\r\n\r\n.WATCHES\/WARNINGS...\r\nA HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW\r\nCASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...WESTERN\r\nMONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN\r\nBURLINGTON...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC\r\nCOASTAL CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...\r\nSOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.\r\n\r\nFOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF\r\nTHE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE INCLUDING\r\nDELAWARE BAY.\r\n\r\nA TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...\r\nCECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT...CAROLINE...MERCER...\r\nCHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.\r\n\r\nA FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY\r\nFOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.\r\n\r\nA HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE\r\nWITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.\r\n\r\nA TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE\r\nPOSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED\r\nAREAS.\r\n\r\nPLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED\r\nINFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.\r\n\r\n.STORM INFORMATION...\r\nAT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR\r\nLATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 840 MILES SOUTH\r\nOF DOVER DE...OR ABOUT 830 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE MAY NJ. STORM\r\nMOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS\r\n115 MPH.\r\n\r\n.SITUATION OVERVIEW...\r\nA HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN\r\nISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.\r\n\r\n.PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\nPRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...\r\n\r\nNOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR\r\nHURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.\r\n\r\nIT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION\r\nFROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY\r\nMANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AGENCY.\r\n\r\nMARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN\r\nTO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE\r\nTIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN\r\nFOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO\r\nTHE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL\r\nOFFICIALS.\r\n\r\n&amp;&amp;\r\n\r\n.NEXT UPDATE...\r\nTHE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER\r\nSERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS\r\nREGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR\r\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.\r\n\r\nDEZ001&gt;004-NJZ013-014-016-018&gt;025-027-PAZ070-071-262130-\r\n\/O.NEW.KPHI.HU.A.1009.110825T2126Z-000000T0000Z\/\r\nNEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-\r\nEASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-\r\nCUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-\r\nCOASTAL ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-\r\n526 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011\r\n\r\n...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...\r\n\r\n...NEW INFORMATION...\r\nA HURRICANE WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT\r\nWILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.<\/pre>\n<p>My webcast audio video is on my site now, which was taped last night.\u00a0 I will try to record another audio video sometime this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Below are the same graphics I posted yesterday, which are automatically updated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IR Satellite View of Irene\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssd.noaa.gov\/goes\/flt\/t2\/avn-l.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hurricane Models - Irene\" src=\"https:\/\/tropics.hamweather.com\/images\/tropics\/2011_NT_9_z1_models.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is the latest forecast track.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hurricane Irene Forecast Track\" src=\"https:\/\/tropics.hamweather.com\/images\/tropics\/2011_NT_9_z1_track.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone, The situation continues to grow and become very serious concerning Hurricane Irene.\u00a0 At this hour, Hurricane Irene continues to churn her way toward the Eastern US.\u00a0 Now, this just in from the National Weather Forecast Office in Mount Holly, NJ HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 526 PM EDT &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/2011\/08\/25\/hurricane-irene-6pm-update\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","item-wrap"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251\/revisions\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ezweather.com\/myblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}