Missed the Kts vs MPH . That's why all the charts don't agree with the report.
Still a lot better than the original scenario.
Doing nothing at my house right now. Local weather forecasters (RI) say 30 to 50
MPH sustained winds tomorrow with lower numbers inland and higher at the coast. Gusts to 70 expected near coast. They all seem to be telling the same story on Channel 6, 10 and 12.Lets hope they are right. They are talking about a big surg in Buzzards Bay right near Canal entrance to be the worst
Chart below shows water temps along NJ at 70. That should help. Local meteorologist says this is total insurance against it intensifying. Of course it is Mother Nature.
Satellite picture is deceptive. Radar shows strong bands much closer to eye than the cloud formation would indicate. Still big but not 500 miles across.
Why it didn't intensify north of NC in the warm water is anybodies guess. Just happy to see it didn't!
Well tomorrow is the day. I expect to lose power. Question is will it be a few hours, a day or several days. In CT I lost power for almost a week after Gloria and lost a whole freezer full of food including a just purchased whole spring lamb from a local farm. Barbecued all I could and brought stuff to all my friends but still lost 3/4 of the lamb. All the discarded food in the neighborhood brought animals from the big park (east Rock Park) across the street from me. I had to battle a rackoon one day who was obviously not afraid of me one bit. I decided he could have the trash!
Landfall in NewEngland still looks like just about NYC. Some talk as far east as Bridgeport. Still better than tues-wed's track showing ground zero as Narragansett Bay.
Good luck to all. One downed tree can make the difference between a none event and a big PITA. Lets hope most of us dodge the bullet.
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