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Hurricane Irene – Up-to-Date Forecasts at NOAA
August 26, 2011 | NOAA

You can get some of the most up-to-date and authoritative forecasts for Hurricane Irene at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Their forecast on Friday evening at 9:00 PM EST:

“THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.”


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