Earl Will Steer Close to the U.S.

Forecast Track for Earl

Cape Hatteras “sticks out” into the Atlantic.  For this reason, it catches the curve of many a tropical storm or hurricane.  Earl may be the next one!

Earl became a minimal hurricane early today.  It is on a path which takes it on the northern edge of the Leeward and Virgin Islands.

Earl is forecast to become a major hurricane by Tuesday with a borderline category 2/3 rating on the Safir-Simpson scale (below)

This storm is following a very typical track for late August hurricanes.  The included map shows the climatology of August storms including frequency and favored paths.

Radar Loop of Earl

August Hurricane Climatology