At 11 AM ET, Hurricane Arthur was located near 37.7°N, 73.4°W, about 100 miles east-southeast of Ocean City, MD, moving northeast at 24 mph. Maximum sustained winds have dropped to 90 mph (Category 2 on Saffir-Simpson scale), while the central pressure remains 28.82 in Hg.
There are changes to the advisories with this update:
– All hurricane warnings have been discontinued.
– A tropical storm warning is now in effect from the North Carolina/Virginia border to Cape Charles, VA, including the Chesapeake Bay, Nantucket Island, and for Cape Cod from Provincetown to Woods Hole, MA.
– A tropical storm warning has replaced the TS watch issued by Environment Canada for New Brunswick from the US/Canada border to Grand-Anse, all of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton Island, and all of Prince Edward Island.
This will be the last update for this storm. For additional information, please check the National Hurricane Center site.
