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With sustained winds peaking at 115 miles per hour, Hurricane Irene shows no signs of stopping. Seen in the time-lapse video, she continues to make her way towards the southeast coast. The warm 85° water will help to provide more energy to this storm. As she continues to intensify, signs show that a second eye wall is beginning form. A second eye wall within a hurricane is characteristic of very intense hurricanes.
The National Hurricane Center predicts Irene to intensify to a Category 4 storm within the next 48 hours. She is centered about 65 miles from Nassau and 670 miles from Cape Hatteras, NC. She is expected to reach Cape Hatteras by early morning Saturday.
GOES Visible Satellite
-Meteorologist Heather Brinkmann
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