Hurricane Irene: Advisory 18

Irene shot from the International Space Center. Courtesy: NASA
The 18th advisory for hurricane Irene shows that the track has not changed much since advisory #16. She will be off the SC/NC coastlines around 8 AM Saturday. The track has moved a little to the west due to a deepening of a trough in the northeastern US.

Currently the emphasis for news is on the Bahamas as it is making landfall in the Bahamas as of right now. For Charleston, SC, I would recommend staying tune to Channel 2 News (WCBD). There appears to be a lesser threat to the area as Charleston County is now in OPCON 4 which means they are just monitoring the storm and have no plan of action as of now.