Hurricane Earl is 219 miles directly off New York City travelling at 22 mph predicted to pass Cape Cod at 3 AM on Saturday

Rain and thunderstorms expected in Boston, rain has already started in some areas. Hurricane Earl is still tracking to hit land in Nova Scotia west of Yarmouth about 3 AM Saturday morning.

Hurricane Earl, 6 PM Friday with rain radar (image WeatherPulse)

The eye of the storm is expected to pass over the Evangeline region of Prince Edward Island about 3 PM Saturday afternoon. Winds will blow steadily at about 60 mph or 96 km/h over most of Prince Edward Island as the storm passes.

Winds in Halifax, Frederiction and Sydney may be slightly less.

By 3 PM today cloud cover from Hurricane Earl was evident in Fredericton. By 5 PM Charlottetown, PEI was experiencing cloud cover as well.

Environment Canada revised it’s warning slightly at 3:55 PM

It is likely that portions of Southwestern Nova Scotia will have wind gusts reaching or exceeding 100 km/h. Elsewhere along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia…The Bay of Fundy…And portions of the Gulf of St Lawrence wind gusts will likely reach 90 km/h. Gusts of this speed could cause tree branches and limbs to break and some trees to come down. That could result in downed utility lines and related power failures. There could also be some damage to signage..Roofing materials and building cladding.  

Heavy rain…Amounting to 40 to 70 millimetres will likely fall over portions of the Maritimes on Saturday as Earl tracks across the region….With southern and Central New Brunswick…Prince Edward Island and mainland Nova Scotia being the most likely areas to receive these amounts. Over many areas of the Maritimes very heavy downpours are likely…With 25 millimetres or more possible in one hour which could lead to localized flooding and possible road washouts.

Higher than normal water levels are possible along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia and over the gulf of st. Lawrence coastlines. However since the tidal cycle is not extreme..Severe storm surge impacts are not as likely as they would be otherwise.