hurricane. 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nine develops from an area of low pressure roughly 800 mi (1290 km) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Fiona attains its peak intensity with a minimum barometric pressure of 998 mb (hPa; 29.47 inHg). 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Gaston. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Earl re-intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Fiona attains peak maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Gaston attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1005 mb (hPa; 29.68 inHg). September 2 06:00 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Earl attains its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 927 mb (hPa; 27.37 inHg). 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 3 hurricane. 18:00 UTC (2:00 p.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Gaston degenerates into a remnant area of low pressure roughly midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. September 3 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, September 2) – Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 2 hurricane. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane. September 4 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT, September 3) – Hurricane Earl weakens to a tropical storm roughly 130 mi (210 km) south-southeast of Long Island, New York. 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 3) – Tropical Storm Fiona degenerates into a remnant area of low pressure roughly 95 mi (150 km) northeast of Bermuda. 12:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. AST) – Tropical Storm Earl re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane. 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Earl makes its first landfall near Liverpool, Nova Scotia, with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). 19:00 UTC (3:00 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Earl makes its second and final landfall in Prince Edward Island, and simultaneously weakens to a tropical storm, with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). September 5 00:00 UTC (8:00 p.m. AST, September 4) – Tropical Storm Earl transitions into an extratropical cyclone in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 18:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Depression Ten develops from an area of