image: NASA and NOAA satellites continue to keep track of Post-Tropical Cyclone Bonnie's remnants. NOAA's GOES-East satellite provided a visible look at the system showing it just off North Carolina's coast.
The center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Bonnie is now meandering off Cape Fear, North Carolina, and the heavy rain threat expected to continue today in the eastern part of the state.
On June 1 at 12:25 p.m. EDT (1625 UTC), NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured a visible image of Bonnie's remnants just off-shore from Cape Fear, North Carolina. Bonnie's clouds and rain stretched over the Carolinas today. The image was created by NASA/NOAA's GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) the center of Bonnie was located near latitude 33.4 degrees north and longitude 76.6 degrees west. That's about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Wilmington/New Hanover, North Carolina. Bonnie's center lingered off Cape Fear overnight on May 31 to June 1. The National Hurricane Center noted that Bonnie appears to be moving in a general east-northeast direction.
Bonnie's maximum sustained winds have increased to 25 mph (40 kph) with higher gusts. The National Hurricane Center noted that the best estimate of the central pressure, based on recent buoy observations near the center, was about 1010 millibars. The remnant circulation of Bonnie is expected to resume a general east-northeastward motion today, passing near the Outer Banks of North Carolina tonight before moving off into the Atlantic on Thursday, June 2.
The main threat with Bonnie will continue to be moderate to heavy rain over the eastern part of North Carolina through tonight, June 1. For updates from the National Hurricane Center, visit: www.nhc.noaa.gov.
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project; Caption credit: Rob Gutro