Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hurricane Sandy, the Frankenstorm makes landfall October 29th - October 30th 2012






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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012

700 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012



...SANDY BECOMES POST-TROPICAL...

...CENTER EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...



SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...39.1N 74.4W

ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ENE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY

ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM S OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES



AS INDICATED IN THE 5 PM DISCUSSION...SATELLITE...RADAR...AND

AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATE THAT SANDY HAS CONTINUED TO LOSE TROPICAL

CHARACTERISTICS. NHC IS NOW DESIGNATING SANDY AS A POST-TROPICAL

CYCLONE. IN ADDITION...THE MAXIMUM WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY

AND ARE NOW NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H.



NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM

SURGE HEIGHTS OF 12.4 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...AND 7.2 FEET

AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 7.5 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY.

TOTAL WATER LEVELS WILL BE EVEN HIGHER WHEN HIGH TIDE OCCURS.



A WIND GUST TO 82 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT ISLIP NEW YORK. A

SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 MPH WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH WAS RECENTLY

REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW YORK.



ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL AND AT 900 PM

EDT. NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING

PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT 500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL

BE ISSUED UNDER THE SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC

ADVISORIES...AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.



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FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS



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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012

800 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012



...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST

OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...



SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...39.4N 74.5W

ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM SW OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY

ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES



SURFACE...RADAR...AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT

DATA INDICATE THAT POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY MADE LANDFALL NEAR

ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY AROUND 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...WITH

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 80 MPH...130 KM/H.



NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM

SURGE HEIGHTS OF 11.9 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...8.4 FEET

AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 8.6 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY.



WITHIN THE PAST HOUR OR SO...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 49 MPH WITH A GUST

TO 73 MPH WAS REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW YORK. A

WIND GUST TO 71 MPH WAS RECENTLY OBSERVED AT FARMINGDALE NEW YORK.



ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT 900 PM EDT. NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST

ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL

PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT

500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE

SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC ADVISORIES...AND WILL

ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.



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FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS



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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012

900 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012



...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS GUSTS REPORTED OVER LONG ISLAND AND THE NEW

YORK METROPOLITAN AREAS...



SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...39.6N 74.6W

ABOUT 15 MI...24 KM NW OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES



NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE TIDE GAUGES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED STORM

TIDE HEIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND TIDE RELATIVE TO

MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...OF 13.3 FEET AT KINGS POINT NEW YORK...13.7

FEET AT THE BATTERY NEW YORK...AND 13.3 FEET AT SANDY HOOK NEW

JERSEY.



A WIND GUST TO 79 MPH WAS REPORTED AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN

NEW YORK. A WIND GUST TO 90 MPH WAS REPORTED EARLIER THIS EVENING

AT ISLIP NEW YORK.



NHC WILL ISSUE ITS LAST ADVISORY ON SANDY AT 1100 PM EDT. THE

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...HPC...WILL BEGIN ISSUING

PUBLIC ADVISORIES AT 500 AM EDT TUESDAY. HPC PUBLIC ADVISORIES WILL

BE ISSUED UNDER THE SAME WMO AND AWIPS HEADERS AS THE NHC PUBLIC

ADVISORIES...AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NHC WEBSITE.



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FORECASTER BROWN/ROBERTS



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