Looking ahead???
See LIVE...a beach at the Turks and Caicos islands.
http://www.theregentgrandresort.com/regentwebcam.html
Grand Turk Island
http://www.grandturkcc.com/webcam.aspx
The most recent information is about to be updated by the NHC shortly. In the meantime, looking at the latest satellite imagery, I'm looking at a healthy hurricane, which in all likelihood favors further strengthening over the coming days. You can see the clouds fanning out in all directions from the center. That means the system is 'breathing well', venting out the clouds while sucking in the more warm, moist tropical waters of the Caribbean. Not good news for the Bahamas.
The Turks and Caicos look to be hit pretty hard from this system. It's also slowing down; therefore, the effects of rain and wind will be prolonged. Expect major damage here as the Turks and Caicos should be near the right-front quadrant (the most dangerous location of a land-approaching hurricane).
Ok, the latest information is now coming in here at 10:50am edt...
Hurricane Warning for Turks and Caicos islands, much of the SE, central, and NW Bahamas.
100mph winds with higher gusts
Pressure has risen slightly to 980mb from previous report (978mb)
Forward speed has increased slightly to 12mph.
Coordinates are 20.5N by 71.0W
According to my Excel Hurricane Tracker, this puts Irene a little less than 100 miles from the Turks and Caicos, though Grand Turk island would feel the effects sooner.
MS
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