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The format is altered a little for this entry to shorten things up yet cover everything in a forecast for the next 7 days.<\/p>\n
Decided to go ahead with the regular Sunday night post. It will just be front-end-loaded with info of course, with an update regarding Sandy and her impact, or the impact of the storm that was once Sandy, as it still loses tropical characteristics just prior to landfall on the coast of NJ. As stated in the previous entry, a large area of strong to damaging wind as well as coastal flooding and storm surge will exist north of the storm center which includes all of southern New England. I will save the wind break down and rainfall and storm surge numbers for the forecast below. Note that the only real changes to this forecast are to speed up the landfall time a little bit, therefore moving up the peak hours of the storm to during the late morning through late evening of Monday. There will be slight adjustments upward to the storm surge numbers and no big changes with the previous wind forecast and rainfall amounts. Still looking for things to subside Tuesday and Wednesday, with more improvement later in the week as November gets underway. The low pressure area that was Sandy will take much of the week to really leave the area, drifting northward through NY Wednesday then down the St. Lawrence River Valley Thursday and Friday. High pressure finally dominates for next weekend, which should be nice.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…<\/p>\n
THROUGH WEDNESDAY…<\/p>\n
Weather: Overcast through Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday. Periods of rain\/drizzle through Monday morning, an episode of heavier rain Monday afternoon\/evening, tapering off to periodic showers Monday night through Tuesday, then showers becoming less numerous and scattered Tuesday night through Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Temperatures: Ranging from the lower 50s early Monday to the middle 60s Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons.<\/p>\n
Winds: NE-E increasing through Monday afternoon to sustained 25-35 MPH inland and 35-45 MPH coast, but gusts much higher, 40-60 MPH inland and 45-75 MPH coastal areas and some inland higher elevations. Isolated peak gusts above 75 MPH may occur especially South Shore, Cape Cod, and Islands. By later Monday night, winds start to subside slowly but are still strong and gusty at times. Tuesday, winds shift more to the SE 15-25 MPH with a few higher gusts especially coastal areas and higher elevations, and by Wednesday winds are mostly from the S 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
Coastal Flooding: Full Moon occurring Monday enhances flooding. High tides 11AM Monday, midnight Monday night, and noon Tuesday, are the 3 of most concern, especially the Monday highs. This is when flooding will\u00a0 peak and storm surge of up to a few feet can occur, especially on the South Coast, parts of Cape Cod, and RI.<\/p>\n
Rain amounts and freshwater flooding: Rain amounts of 1 to just over 2 inches will be common, but some 3 or 4 inch and even isolated 5 inch amounts can be expected as winds blow up slope and rainfall is enhanced on the eastern slopes of hills and mountains in central MA into southwestern NH. Flash flooding may occur in these heavier rain areas. Otherwise, just a few areas of minor flooding are possible with street flooding in some locations where leaves block storm drains.<\/p>\n
OUTLOOK FOR LATE WEEK… Variably cloudy Thursday & Friday with lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s.<\/p>\n
OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND… Mostly sunny to partly cloudy Saturday & Sunday with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s and highs in the lower to middle 50s.<\/p>\n
One quick note! I hope to be online throughout the storm (with the exception of several hours during the day Monday when I will be out). If for some reason a power loss prevents me from updating, I will get on as soon as power is restored. Please, everybody, be smart and safe during the storm, no matter where you are. I hope you are prepared for the worst, but let’s hope for the best! And thanks to all of you for being part of the blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
12:50AM The format is altered a little for this entry to shorten things up yet cover everything in a forecast for the next 7 days. Decided to go ahead with the regular Sunday night post. It will just be front-end-loaded with info of course, with an update regarding Sandy and her impact, or the impact … Continue reading The Week Ahead<\/span>