HURRICANE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
400 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...CENTER OF SANDY MOVING TOWARD CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY...
...LANDFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...
SUMMARY OF 400 PM EDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.6N 74.0W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM ESE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES
LATEST REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT...
AS WELL AS NOAA DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS...INDICATE THAT SANDY
IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY OR CENTRAL DELAWARE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 HOURS.
sounds like most of the bridges will be closed by this evening. JFK will remain open as well as a couple of others. Sorry I did not catch the names. Stated they could close as well, but not planned to at this time.
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2091
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0151 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012
AREAS AFFECTED...APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF FAR WRN MD...WV...AND
PARTS OF WRN VA
CONCERNING...BLIZZARD
VALID 291851Z - 300045Z
SUMMARY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 21Z WITH SNOWFALL
RATES INCREASING TO 1-2 IN/HR...AND LOCALLY HIGHER RATES ARE
ANTICIPATED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES AND STRONGEST WINDS
ANTICIPATED FOR ELEVATIONS AOA 2000 FT.