With the field at the Barclay's set to tee off this morning at 7am, going off #1 and #10 paired in three's to try and get 18 holes in before Irene becomes a reality, here is the latest forecast. Remember over 2 million Americans along the eastern coast from North Carolina to Connecticut have been advised to evacuate, and 6 states have declared a state of emergency..
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Today: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 81. East wind between 6 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Tropical storm conditions expected, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 70. East wind 36 to 41 mph increasing to between 38 and 48 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts in excess of 4 inches possible.
Sunday: Tropical storm conditions expected, with hurricane conditions possible. Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 76. North wind 45 to 65 mph decreasing to between 40 and 50 mph. Winds could gust as high as 80 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts in excess of 4 inches possible
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Matt Kuchar -14 leads Vijay Singh and Dustin Johnson -13 by a shot and they are paired together off #1 at 8.50am but since this will be a dart throwing competition again today on this very soft course I expect anyone within 6 shots to have a chance.
David Hearn is T29 at -6
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles
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