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East Coast Threat/Sandy Part III


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I know we're not supposed to look at the NAM right now and blah blah blah. But its got Sandy sitting in a pretty prime spot at 84 hours. If it was on its own I'd say toss it...but the fact that its not all that dissimilar from the EC gives it some credibility. And I know we're still a ways off at this point and no one wants to pull the trigger on sounding alarms too soon...but I really don't think its too soon to be playing up the coastal flooding threat. People on the shoreline need to begin taking preparations. It's the least track dependent and most serious threat right now.

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Likewise the closer and further west would be more in line with NJ, agreed with your logic.

The Euro runs have had this chug NNW very shortly; I think if we see that, a Delmarva/NJ/western LI landfall becomes more buyable.

If it sticks further east... the east end of the GFS ensemble tracks look better.

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The Euro runs have had this chug NNW very shortly; I think if we see that, a Delmarva/NJ/western LI landfall becomes more buyable.

If it sticks further east... the east end of the GFS ensemble tracks look better.

Well if you look at water vapor, you can see the ULL to the west that will probably cause a NW jog. Even the GFS has that. Then the question is how much will it veer n then ne afterwards, timing of capture, and how quickly it's pulled back NW.

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I know we're not supposed to look at the NAM right now and blah blah blah. But its got Sandy sitting in a pretty prime spot at 84 hours. If it was on its own I'd say toss it...but the fact that its not all that dissimilar from the EC gives it some credibility. And I know we're still a ways off at this point and no one wants to pull the trigger on sounding alarms too soon...but I really don't think its too soon to be playing up the coastal flooding threat. People on the shoreline need to begin taking preparations. It's the least track dependent and most serious threat right now.

Given the fact the storm has a fairly solid motion N now... I think a situation like the NAM won't verify. The NAM is always doing some funky stuff.

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Given the fact the storm has a fairly solid motion N now... I think a situation like the NAM won't verify. The NAM is always doing some funky stuff.

To be honest I didn't look at the entire thing...only hour 84. I retract my defense of its credibility. That said, assuming there are no huge jumps east with the 12z suite...I still think its time to play up the coastal flooding threat for SNE.

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If one has read the NHC's 11 am discussion, the last paragraph mentions that due to the expected structural changes that Sandy will undergo 72 + hours from now the "normal" tropical cyclone wind probabilities will UNDERESTIMATE the winds speeds, especially over areas WELL away from the actual TC/PT center.

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Thanks for all the information contained in this thread. Millions of folks appear to be effected in some way or another. You have to worry about the post storm cold too. This is not August.

Especially for those (especially the elderly) that lose power for a few days and do not have generators

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Yeah they said in their discussion that most of their products wouldn't work for a storm like this.

I get the feeling that (thank God) they will keep the storm a "storm" through landfall.

That would be by FAR the best thing to do, even if it's subtropical. As long as they have TS or Hurricane Warnings up, the public will not estimate the strength of the storm if they think it's just a coastal low.

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So is the track pretty much set or is it possible to see a LF further north than NJ? Reason I ask is because some have stated that the Euro could be over amplifying the storm. If it is less amplified would that potentially lead to a LF between NYC and Boston?

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So is the track pretty much set or is it possible to see a LF further north than NJ? Reason I ask is because some have stated that the Euro could be over amplifying the storm. If it is less amplified would that potentially lead to a LF between NYC and Boston?

Definitely not set by any stretch but that area is definitely shrinking in size.

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So is the track pretty much set or is it possible to see a LF further north than NJ? Reason I ask is because some have stated that the Euro could be over amplifying the storm. If it is less amplified would that potentially lead to a LF between NYC and Boston?

There's still plenty of uncertainty in the track. Could be anywhere from S NJ to perhaps Maine. The most likely at this point is probably between Cape Cod and central NJ...but still 4 days out, plenty can change.

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Given the fact the storm has a fairly solid motion N now... I think a situation like the NAM won't verify. The NAM is always doing some funky stuff.

What you're telling me the loop-de-loop it has Sandy doing over Miami is funky? :P However, at hour 54, it does have the s/w over Montana a bit stronger and a touch south and it's a bit stronger by hour 84 over the Ohio River Valley. That's I'm looking for when looking at the NAM (albeit with a ton of salt). That and to see how it's handling the block downstream.

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Definitely not set by any stretch but that area is definitely shrinking in size.

There's still plenty of uncertainty in the track. Could be anywhere from S NJ to perhaps Maine. The most likely at this point is probably between Cape Cod and central NJ...but still 4 days out, plenty can change.

Cool - thanks.

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