Hurricane Preparedness (a/k/a the annoy RockFishJoe & Clammer Thread)

[Saltheart]

NWS forcast for wind speed vs radius from eye as of 5 pm Sat

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.2N 76.0W AT 27/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 15 DEGREES AT 11 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 950 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT.
64 KT....... 75NE 75SE 35SW 35NW.
50 KT.......120NE 120SE 80SW 60NW.
34 KT.......250NE 250SE 150SW 125NW.
12 FT SEAS..360NE 420SE 180SW 0NW.

Since Prov is about 150 miles from NYC as the crow flies, we should expect 45-50 knot sustained winds with higher gusts when Irene is at NYC. Could be even lower as the storm goes up the mid atlantic coast before hitting NYC. At 30 knots , it becomes a pretty common thing for us in RI.
Lets hope it loses some force quickly after going inland.

In fact , according to this data , Irene is no longer a hurricane. Its now a tropical storm. Lets hope it stays trending down in wind speed as it should without 80+ degree water to feed on.