Max sustained winds 75mph, 960mb
Hurricane force winds extend outward 100 miles, and tropical storm
force winds 450 miles from the center of the storm.
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Offshore buoys storm update:
Frying Pan Shoals weather buoy off of Cape Fear, NC is showing 18’ seas with steady 40mph wind gusting to 50.
Cape Canaveral, FL buoy is showing 27’ seas, steady 60mph wind gusting to 78.
Beaufort Wind Scale
Windspeed
in MPH Description - Visible Condition
0 Calm smoke rises vertically
1 - 4 Light air direction of wind shown by smoke but not by wind vanes
4 - 7 Light breeze wind felt on face; leaves rustle; ordinary wind vane moved by wind
8 - 12 Gentle breeze leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag
13 - 18 Moderate breeze raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved
19 - 24 Fresh breeze small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland water
25 - 31 Strong breeze large branches in motion; telephone wires whistle; umbrellas used with difficulty
32 - 38 Moderate gale whole trees in motion; inconvenience in walking against wind
39 - 46 Fresh gale breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress
47 - 54 Strong gale slight structural damage occurs; chimney pots and slates removed
55 - 63 Whole gale trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs
64 - 72 Storm very rarely experienced; accompanied by widespread damage
73+ Hurricane devastation occurs
11 AM advisory has the pressure down to 958mb. That is more like the pressure for a Cat 3 hurricane. Tropical storm-force winds span 660 miles.
Everyone stay safe. I’ll be watching from afar as it goes over my home. Hoping this storm doesn’t live up to the previews!
Pressure is down to 951 mb as of the 8AM advisory. Looks like the models might not be overstating the possible 930-940 pressure at landfall. Forecast track now takes it right into the middle of the Jersey Shore, worst-case scenario for surge flooding in NYC.