Here is the latest about Irene...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 76.8W
ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM NNE OF NASSAU
ABOUT 645 MI...1040 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES

Hurricane Watches are in effect along the NC Coastline...and these will be expanded farther north before the night is done...

The folks from AccuWeather have put together a good compilation of the effects of Irene...

More later...

Joe