Tracking Earl

Skies above us are blue for the moment as Category-4 Earl churns toward the North Carolina coast. The eye is expected to kiss Cape Hatteras, home of the famous lighthouse, early Friday morning before moving north along the eastern seaboard.

The NOAA satellite image below shows the hurricane as it appears about the time of this posting:

For more on the storm, go to Storm Pulse's Atlantic Hurricane Tracking page.