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Son of Sandy- Nov 6,7,8 2012


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.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING STORM INTENSITY AND DURATION. THIS WILL GREATLY IMPACT POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING. ASTRO TIDES ARE LOW BUT BEGIN TO CLIMB WITH LATE THU TIDE CYCLE. GIVEN MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES APPEAR TO BE IMPACTED FROM LATE WED THROUGH AT LEAST LATE THU...HIGH RISK OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR THE ENTIRE EASTERN MA COASTLINE INCLUDING CAPE COD/NANTUCKET AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

THE EUROPEAN MODEL /EC/ SOLUTION OFFERS THE LONGEST DURATION EVENT WITH THE GFS THE FASTEST AND THE UKMET IN THE MIDDLE. GIVEN PAST AND RECENT MODEL VERIFICATION WE ARE LEANING TOWARD THE SLOWER EC. AT THE MOMENT TIDE CYCLE OF GREATEST CONCERN IS THE THU EARLY MORNING TIDE. THIS IS WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SURGE APPEAR TO OCCUR.

GFS/ET SURGE GUID OFFERS ABOUT A 2 FT SURGE WITH ESTOFS AROUND 3 FT. GIVEN THE LONG FETCH/STORM INTENSITY/GALE TO STORM FORCE ONSHORE WIND GUSTS WE LEANED TOWARD THE ESTOFS SURGE OF NEAR 3 FT FOR EASTERN MA THU AM HIGH TIDE. THIS WILL YIELD A STORM TIDE/TOTAL WATER LEVEL NEAR 12 FT AT BOSTON. THIS COMBINED WITH 15-20 FT SEAS JUST OFFSHORE WILL YIELD A HIGH PROBABILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...WITH A LOW RISK OF MODERATE FLOODING.

IN ADDITION...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES BEING IMPACTED...LONG DURATION OF LARGE WAVE ACTION POUNDING THE EASTERN MA COASTLINE ALONG WITH MODEST WATER LEVELS...THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS MODERATE TO HIGH.

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Sort of ironic about the ridge in the east later next week..last year we had the prehalloween storm..dropped close to a foot here in Augusta Maine and then we had an open winter for the rest of the year..only spent 60.00 bucks on plowing for the rest of the season.$20 per storm....Keep in mind..this is Maine..It would be nice to see this again,sorry snow weenies..

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Happy Torchgiving. a brief cool interlude - then warm streak continues through end of month.

The 18z GFS starts to develop a very favorable Alaska block at Day 10, so I don't see the warmth continuing unabated through the end of November. Although the Alaska block initially leads to a strong -PNA and accompanying SE ridge, the GFS has been consistently showing high pressure sprawling out over the Canadian Prairies and bringing much colder weather to the Northeast by Thanksgiving. I think we only see a few days of torching, followed by a gradual cool-down that is more pronounced the further north you go. Interestingly, long-range modeling shows a Niña-like pattern with a -EPO keeping the Northern Tier frigid while the South is warmer than average with a lack of storminess. I think any forecasts of a warm December as per Niño climo are going to be a bust, especially for places from NYC north and then back to the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains where temperatures could turn frigid with Canada being cold.

Here is the blocking feature, sort of a combined -EPO/Aleutian ridge that amplifies poleward:

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55-65 gusts for you and me with lower inversion?

45? Coast 55? Heavy rain and trees on the fringe might be a bad combo for some. Think it's the Capes turn to get raked. Long duration event again. Surge maps 2-4 , surf forecasts 7-12 feet, that's an issue in open ocean beaches and sound areas that eroded bad. Thankfully tides are low.

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Will CLP lose over 100,000 customers with this?

at least in my neck of the woods, there are alot of trees still leaning and some partially broken off branches---a big windstorm especially with some heavy rains will definitely bring some of these down IMO

still 18% out here and schools closed yet again tomorrow.

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The track on the GFS and position of the deformation is just classic for this area though if it was winter. Hopefully we can pull out some wet snow. Or maybe the higher areas will anyway. The ECM seems to reflect the colder 850 temps under that enhanced band...but that's not to be found on the GFS.

The GFS conservatively shows a 6 hours period and .5" liquid equivalent of snow before a mix or changeover for the ALB area. I would be concerned about warmer than modeled 800ish mb temps, which could result in more sleet or frz rain hilltop/valley rain. But as modeled, this is a snowstorm for ENY.

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The GFS conservatively shows a 6 hours period and .5" liquid equivalent of snow before a mix or changeover for the ALB area. I would be concerned about warmer than modeled 800ish mb temps, which could result in more sleet or frz rain hilltop/valley rain. But as modeled, this is a snowstorm for ENY.

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The GFS conservatively shows a 6 hours period and .5" liquid equivalent of snow before a mix or changeover for the ALB area. I would be concerned about warmer than modeled 800ish mb temps, which could result in more sleet or frz rain hilltop/valley rain. But as modeled, this is a snowstorm for ENY.

Even with cooler temperatures in the Albany area, I'd be worried about downsloping winds from the E-NE limiting the amount of precip. The euro hints at this with lower QPF in the Hudson Valley.

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The 18z GFS starts to develop a very favorable Alaska block at Day 10, so I don't see the warmth continuing unabated through the end of November. Although the Alaska block initially leads to a strong -PNA and accompanying SE ridge, the GFS has been consistently showing high pressure sprawling out over the Canadian Prairies and bringing much colder weather to the Northeast by Thanksgiving. I think we only see a few days of torching, followed by a gradual cool-down that is more pronounced the further north you go. Interestingly, long-range modeling shows a Niña-like pattern with a -EPO keeping the Northern Tier frigid while the South is warmer than average with a lack of storminess. I think any forecasts of a warm December as per Niño climo are going to be a bust, especially for places from NYC north and then back to the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains where temperatures could turn frigid with Canada being cold.

Here is the blocking feature, sort of a combined -EPO/Aleutian ridge that amplifies poleward:

Avg highs quickly heading through 40s by November 15th, so not sure we go cold (overall) anytime soon. Agree, December will probably not be warm.

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