Friday, September 03, 2010

Waiting for Earl



But mostly, it looks like we get off light this time - I've been watching the forecast all week & there were times when the predictions involved gusts up to 45. 30's still feisty, but a big improvement. Bet all my big-boat friends are happy!

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
718 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010
MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY OUT 20 NM OFFSHORE
INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND...LONG ISLAND BAYS AND NEW YORK HARBOR
ANZ338-041130-
NEW YORK HARBOR-
718 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY

TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
THIS EVENING.

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.


So - Nice dramatic skies tonight --


but the wind has yet to come.

2 comments:

Pandabonium said...

Glad to hear it missed you.

If Long Island had been hit hard it could have been really bad, not only for the people there, but for the entire US economy.

Voices of NLD said...

This was my first night in NY. It was amazing