Posted on 10/28/2012 11:54:10 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?storm=at3
This is from what i think is a bouy close to the center of the storm. Wind speed 39G48 not bad although 26 ft waves for 13 seconds is batten down the hatches stuff. So if it heads W with these numbers what will winds be be at land fall?
Is the storm hyped up?
Per Twitter all flights in Philadelphia are now cancelled.
I saw on The Weather Channel that the jet stream is going to dip down and move up into PA bringing the cold front with it. It then meets with Sandy’s air and that cannot be good. Jet streams move very quickly and often produce large tornadoes.
150-mph Jet Stream a Key Factor in Wednesday’s Tornado Outbreak (example)
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/150mph-jet-a-key-factor-in-wed/48985
I’ve wondered also, and you put it well.
Thanks for the explanation
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