Hurricane Earl continues to intensify rapidly. As of the 11am National Hurricane Center Advisory, Earl has become a Major Hurricane, with winds now at 120 miles per hour. Further intensification is also expected over the next few days by the NHC.

Due to the proximity to Puerto Rico, and Earl’s projected path, the NHC has issued a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch for the entire island of Puerto Rico. Meteorologists predict that Puerto Rico may receive upwards of 8 inches of rain from the storm, and in some isolated areas over a foot.

As Earl moves WNW over the next day, and eventually more NW in the next 2-3 days, the entire East Coast of the United States may feel some affects from the hurricane. Although the official projected path of Hurricane Earl is off the coast of the US, this far out, predictions are not too accurate. This means that anyone living along the coast from South Carolina all the way up to Nova Scotia, need to monitor this storm carefully over the next 3-4 days.