A.V.R. Network update on Hurricane Earl sept 02 2010

The Canadian Hurricane Centre says confidence is increasing hurricane Earl will move into southern Nova Scotia Saturday morning bringing high winds and heavy rain. The powerful Category 4 storm is currently moving about 740 kilometres south of Cape Hatteras with winds estimated at 222 kilometres per hour. Earl is expected to weaken, but is expected reach the Maritimes as a Category 1 hurricane with winds gusting as high as 140 kilometres per hour. Ocean swell from the storm is expected to reach the Nova Scotia coast today.