It should prove to be a good holiday weekend in the USA with some precautions lingering on the East Coast.

September 4, 2010

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Atlantic Ocean Satellite

Some lingering 'rough' surf remains an issue at some East Coast beaches, but, overall the weather in the USA should be good for a holiday weekend.  

Labor Day,

There is still some activity near Africa, but, currently nothing that is moving in unison with any of the previous storms.  Earl and Fiona served to cool things down a bit as the sun's direct rays are transitioning south.  I look forward to the report coming from NOAA and NASA and the Hurricane Center regarding this system of storms.  They did a great job. 

Earl may pick up some velocity on it way through Canada when it hits open water. 

There seem to have been some people lost during the time tides were turbulent.

...Meanwhile, New Jersey authorities have called off a search for a second victim of rough surf caused by Earl and its predecessor Danielle.

High winds and looming rains forced the Coast Guard around midday Friday to suspend a search for 20-year-old Pardip Singh of Carteret, N.J. State police hope to resume the search by boat if conditions improve later in the day.

Singh entered the ocean Thursday night at Belmar, N.J. with a group of people but did not reappear. His disappearance came on the same day authorities recovered the body of 23-year-old Franky Lezin of Asbury Park, N.J. Lezin drowned after entering the roiling waters Tuesday.

Nantucket police chief William Pittman warned island residents against complacency, saying Earl was "still a dangerous storm" with severe winds that could be stronger than those carried by the gusty nor'easters the island is used to absorbing.

The National Hurricane Center reduced the New England areas under a hurricane warning to just Cape Cod and the islands. The rest of the New England coast remained under tropical storm warnings and watches.....

http://cbs3.com/topstories/hurricane.earl.storm.2.1894658.html

It absolutely boggles my mind to realize how silly people treat their own lives.  These events were nothing but fool - hearty activities that should have never occurred.  They don't listen to common reasoning.  It is amazing how some people consider government to be insignificant in the efforts it puts forth to safeguard life and property.  

There will be ecological damage all along the East Coast and that will have to be assessed for erosion, habitat loss and the damage that brings to natural areas (which are vital to tourism) and sand dunes that protect the homes and businesses along the seashore.

In the past administration the federal authorities sought to minimize these events as impacts on the economy.  That is about as stupid as it comes in governing.  Citizens realize the conditions of the troposphere makes for dangerous times in life.  They know these events are short lived and surviving the day is paramount to enjoying the holiday.  MINIMIZING danger in a society adds to its violence tolerance as well.  It is hideous.