September 8, 2022 .
Hurricane Earl . Bermuda
Just walking out in the dark this morning, you can tell there is a hurricane approaching. The air is thick and salty and there is roar as the surf builds on the south.
Earl is still on a path that will go past Bermuda and not give us too bad of a hit, although any hit is bad if you’re an avocado. Quite amazing and also very lucky. It is a strong Category 3 going into a Cat 4 as it passes us.
It’s a great day to get out there to capture the ocean, but do so early as the rain is forecast to come later today.
Waves presently outside the reef 6 to 12 ft, increasing to 12 to 25 ft by this evening.
We will be taking the brunt of the winds tonight. (Hate night storms): Winds northeasterly 25 to 35 knots gusts to 45 knots, increasing 35 to 45 knots with gusts to 55 knots overnight and briefly increasing 40 to 50 knots gusting to 60 knots especially over eastern and elevated areas and backing north-northwesterly and decreasing 25 to 35 knots with gust to 45 knots towards dawn.
Closest point of approach to Bermuda is forecast to be 104 nm to the SE, 11 pm Thu, Sep 8, 2022. However, this system may move closer to Bermuda after this time period depending upon its track.
Current Position:27.7N 65.5W approx. 279 nm S of Bermuda Recent Movement:N or 05 degrees at 8 kt
Central Pressure:970 mb / 28.64 in
Max Winds:85kt gusts 105kt
Take precautions, because that wind is going to be high enough to do damage to anything that is loose… And prepare to lose your electricity…. Sigh…..
Thanks to the Bermuda Weather Service for all they do to keep us storm informed! They are awesome!