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Hurricane Sandy (LIVE THREAD)
NOAA/NHC & Various ^ | 10/25/2012 | NOAA/NHC & Various

Posted on 10/25/2012 8:53:50 AM PDT by NautiNurse

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To: metmom

New public advisory.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/291439.shtml

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WTNT33 KNHC 291439
TCPAT3

BULLETIN
HURRICANE SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
1100 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD SOON...
...EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND COASTAL
HURRICANE WINDS PLUS HEAVY APPALACHIAN SNOWS...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION


LOCATION...37.5N 71.5W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS


CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR BERMUDA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF SURF CITY TO DUCK NORTH CAROLINA
* PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS

IN ADDITION...HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE COAST BETWEEN CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA AND CHATHAM MASSACHUSETTS.
THIS INCLUDES THE TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT...
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...DELAWARE BAY...AND THE COASTS
OF THE NORTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA...NEW JERSEY...THE NEW YORK CITY
AREA...LONG ISLAND...CONNECTICUT...AND RHODE ISLAND.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF CHATHAM TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND
SOUTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE TO DUCK NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN
ENDPOINT OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

OTHER COASTAL AND INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK


AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.5 WEST. SANDY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED SOON...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... THE CENTER OF
SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST THIS EVENING OR TONIGHT.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO A
FRONTAL OR WINTERTIME LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
HOWEVER...THIS TRANSITION WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAKENING OF
THE SYSTEM...AND...IN FACT...A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
DURING THIS PROCESS. SANDY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER MOVING
INLAND.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM...
MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 485 MILES...780 KM. SUSTAINED WINDS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING FROM LONG ISLAND SOUTHWARD ALONG
THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND
EXTEND AS FAR INLAND AS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
DELAWARE BAY. A WEATHERFLOW REPORT INDICATES A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53
MPH...85 KM/H...WITH A GUST TO 63 MPH...102 KM/H...HAS RECENTLY
OCCURRED ON LONG ISLAND AT EATONS NECK NEW YORK.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 943 MB...27.85 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND


WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...OR GALE-FORCE WINDS...ARE ALREADY
OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES FROM NORTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO LONG ISLAND. GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST...NEW YORK CITY...AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...
INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND...BY THIS EVENING. WINDS
AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE
AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE
FLOODED BY RISING WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING
DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE...

NC NORTH OF SURF CITY INCLUDING PAMLICO/ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...4 TO 6 FT
SE VA AND DELMARVA INCLUDING LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY...1 TO 3 FT
LONG ISLAND SOUND...RARITAN BAY...AND NEW YORK HARBOR...6 TO 11 FT
ELSEWHERE FROM OCEAN CITY MD TO THE CT/RI BORDER...4 TO 8 FT
CT/RI BORDER TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF CAPE COD INCLUDING BUZZARDS
BAY AND NARRAGANSETT BAY...3 TO 6 FT
CAPE COD TO THE MA/NH BORDER INCLUDING CAPE COD BAY...2 TO 4 FT
MA/NH BORDER TO THE U.S./CANADA BORDER...1 TO 3 FT

SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE
AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
GIVEN THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY...ELEVATED WATER
LEVELS COULD SPAN MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES RESULTING IN REPEATED AND
EXTENDED PERIODS OF COASTAL AND BAYSIDE FLOODING. IN ADDITION...
ELEVATED WATERS COULD OCCUR FAR REMOVED FROM THE CENTER OF SANDY.
FURTHERMORE...THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
SANDY IS A TROPICAL OR POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE. FOR INFORMATION
SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER FAR
NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...INCLUDING THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK STATE
NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.

SNOWFALL..SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO THE KENTUCKY BORDER...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES
OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE
BORDER AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MARYLAND.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA THROUGH
NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

NEXT ADVISORY


NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER STEWART


381 posted on 10/29/2012 7:44:36 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

I’m as bad a pool player as a golfer: *World’s Worst* Award for 55yrs in a row. No sense in aggravating my BP with having one! I’d just use it as a $3,500 workbench, anyway LOL. Keeping room’s center wide open for cots, ‘maneuvering room’ etc.


382 posted on 10/29/2012 7:45:12 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ("0bummer's a towering figure" - even a Garden Gnome casts a long shadow at sunset.)
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To: metmom
carcam guy is hyper- but he says cat 2....100+ mph winds in NYC, get below 10th floor of high rise. I am posting what he says, he says Sandy getting stronger. 940 MB....and dropping

He says storm surge higher. Hudson River NYC rising rapidly.

Again, all of this is from his reports, never heard of the man, do not know accuracy of him/his sources.

383 posted on 10/29/2012 7:50:49 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: NautiNurse

Who is happier that Sandy dominates the news Obama or Romney ? Who controls the media , Romney or Obama.
I’m sure the LEFT MEDIA wants us to forget about the cover up in Libya..this is perfect
By the way , I KNOW from experience that when it comes to “weather events” politicians up the danger by %400 or so then the media ups that by another %200 or so .
Here in North NJ they told us 7PM last night we were going to start to get hammered . It drizzled. This morning , yea real windy, bit of rain . Now it’s 7:00pm TONIGHT we’re going to get slammed . They have people in ultra panic here.


384 posted on 10/29/2012 7:52:54 AM PDT by sonic109 (The 1st Revolution was about taxes ..the 2nd one will be also)
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To: defconw

105mm & 40mm shells on top from friend/customer who was USAF AC130 pilot in Afghanistan. I’m saving-up for one to go w/ my Class III toys.


385 posted on 10/29/2012 7:53:11 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ("0bummer's a towering figure" - even a Garden Gnome casts a long shadow at sunset.)
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To: All

I’m sitting here in Wisconsin and looking at the satellite images it looks like two fronts squeezing in on our state. Does anyone know what we should be expecting here in WI? I’m remembering those nasty storms we had here last week, and wondering if we’re going to be seeing tornadoes and such from the two fronts colliding!
(Feel free to FReepmail me if anyone has a clue, as I know there are others in the direct path that are trying to get info. on this thread... and my concerns are probably trivial at present...)


386 posted on 10/29/2012 7:55:08 AM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: carriage_hill

North NJ has had little rain so far .


387 posted on 10/29/2012 7:55:16 AM PDT by sonic109 (The 1st Revolution was about taxes ..the 2nd one will be also)
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To: sonic109

It’s coming their way:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/northeast-region/weather-radar?play=1


388 posted on 10/29/2012 7:57:54 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ("0bummer's a towering figure" - even a Garden Gnome casts a long shadow at sunset.)
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To: carriage_hill

Sweet. We have to wait until we move to out to our place in the Black Hills of SD to get new toys. :(


389 posted on 10/29/2012 7:58:02 AM PDT by defconw (It's not about a video Dummycrats!)
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To: abb; abbi_normal_2; aberaussie; abner; AbsoluteGrace; alancarp; Alas Babylon!; Alia; ...
Sandy strengthens again...sustained winds 90mph, 943mb
Moving NNW at 18mph
Expected to make NW turn soon.


On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

390 posted on 10/29/2012 8:06:13 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Barack Obama--you are the weakest link. Goodbye!)
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To: carriage_hill

Ocean City, NJ 3 ft water. Surge in Long Island will be higher. Zones B and C in Long Island get out says the nervous cam man.


391 posted on 10/29/2012 8:07:29 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: sonic109

Please be sure to log back on once your power gets restored to tell us how this was such a non-event.


392 posted on 10/29/2012 8:07:45 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: sonic109
Storm pressure reports continuing to drop... we're now in the ballpark of what the models had been projecting last week (around 940mb near landfall). Check this storm surge projection from the NHC: yes, that's 11-13 feet in the entire NYC metro area, which could literally stop the city. Oh, and then there's 13-15 feet near Edison NJ

I am suspecting that the story of this beast will be the storm surge, the coastal damage, and the Appalachian snowfalls... more so than even the wind and rain.

393 posted on 10/29/2012 8:15:15 AM PDT by alancarp (Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Chaser cam guy out of vehicle to do some filming. Rain heavier on windshield now.


394 posted on 10/29/2012 8:16:18 AM PDT by CedarDave (Presstitutes: Journalists who refuse to ask hard questions and who report by omission or distortion)
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks for the ping.

Watching close since our daughter lives in Queens.


395 posted on 10/29/2012 8:18:03 AM PDT by TheMom (Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts!)
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To: Admin Moderator; NautiNurse

Can we please have this thread on TOP in Breaking News? Thanks!


396 posted on 10/29/2012 8:18:06 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: NautiNurse

Syracuse University just announced that classes after 1 PM are canceled through Tues.

Cancellations are coming in heavy now.

http://www.9wsyr.com/schoolclosings/default.aspx?refresh=true


397 posted on 10/29/2012 8:18:08 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: alancarp
Starting to get some photos of damage in Atlantic City - boardwalk being destroyed; city is flooding.

link one
link two

398 posted on 10/29/2012 8:22:52 AM PDT by alancarp (Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Glad I left that area 24yrs ago. Hope they will heed the call and GET OUT NOW before SHTF! I still have a lot of family & friends back there.


399 posted on 10/29/2012 8:23:47 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ("0bummer's a towering figure" - even a Garden Gnome casts a long shadow at sunset.)
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To: alancarp
Confirming tweet from another source, re: Atl. City.

Michael van Poppel ‏@mpoppel
BREAKING -- WABC-TV: Atlantic City official says most of the city is under water; damage could be worse than 1962

400 posted on 10/29/2012 8:25:46 AM PDT by alancarp (Democrats can't win on merits, so it's okay to cheat, steal, lie, break the law to "win" elections.)
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