Location: 24.9 North Latitude, 70.3 West Longitude.
Maximum Sustained Winds: 45 mph.
Movement: West Northwest 18 mph.
Minimum Central Pressure: 1009 mb.
Tropical Storm Danny is located 445 miles east of Nassau, Bahamas and 775 miles from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Danny is expected to commence a general NW motion beginning today and continuing Thursday with a turn towards the NNW on Friday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center. On its current track, Danny's closest approach to Florida ranges between 400-450 miles off the coast anywhere between 8/27/2009 at 8:00 pm and 8/28/2009 at 8:00 am.
Danny is not expected to be a threat for Florida, but interests in the Carolinas and points northward along the eastern seaboard including Nova Scotia, again. By the time it reaches Nova Scotia, it is projected to be a Cat.1 hurricane, possibly a minimal Cat.2. Considering the current information, watches and warnings may be needed for the area of Morehead City and Cape Hatteras in North Carolina beginning today at the earliest 5 pm or the ultimate latest 5 am tomorrow morning. Things might change between now and tomorrow, but Danny will pass about 120 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras on Saturday morning. As mentioned above, tropical storm force winds extend 140 miles so these winds will be felt in Cape Hatteras. More info to follow. Below is the forecast track for tropical storm Danny.
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