It's several days out and there remains a range of possibilities. Regardless of what happens, both the hurricane and the nor'easter will be significant events. If Hurricane Sandy remains out to see long enough to "optimally" interact with the low-pressure system coming through the Midwest, then a historic hybrid storm surpassing the 1991 "Perfect Storm" and a mix of that (but inland in densely populated areas rather than out to sea) with the 1938 New England hurricane is probable to ensue from Long Island through New England. The National Weather Service has for the first time in history directed all its local offices to double the weather balloon launches to 4 times daily, every 6 hours rather every 12 hours, to boost computer model and human predictions.
The center could track inland anywhere from the Chesapeake Bay area to a little north of Boston, and it matters where, but a large area will be involved under all possibilities. It's increasingly *unlikely* that Hurricane Sandy or its subtropical remnants will curve out to the Atlantic. The following is a decent rundown on potential impacts and suggested precautions, although keep in mind that out to sea regular waves of 50+ ft (and occasionally much higher) could occur http://meteorologicalmusings.blogspot.com/2012/10/huge-storm-to-affect-northeast.html . This really does have high potential, it would be unwise to dismiss it as mere hype, but how severe it actually ends up being will depend on the precise track https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/395128_10100740784823075_403687752_n.jpg among other things. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang should be a good source of accessible but informative updates. On 25-Oct-12 16:18, Gar Lipow wrote: > Just my best wishes to everyone in the greater New York area that the > Frankenstorm turns back to sea, or lands with less force than > expected. > > http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20221025frankenstorm_shaping_up_to_slam_east_coast > > Towards the end of the story: > >> Yet, the National Weather Service is warning “there is continued low >> certainty with several days to go before being impacted by this system. >> Numerous possibilities remain on the table.” > Let's hope for one of those numerous possibilities. > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
