UNOFFICIAL..Irene #17; no cane forecasted, but possible

[ncweatherwizard]

Quote Storm2K:

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Forecast 17:
http://www.nencweather.com/tropicalweat ... irene.html

I don't carry the storm to hurricane intensity, but it's quite possible that it could. Most likely, intensity increase would occur with accelerating northeastward movement between 36 and 72 hours. Track is an extension of previous track and faster at end.

Scott