October 27, 2012

Sandy update from Geoff Fox

Meteorologist Geoff Fox lives in Connecticut -- right in Sandy's path. He has this to say:
Sandy Remains An Impressive Threat
Saturday afternoon. Pajamas. Kitchen table. Laptop. Worried look.

I�m scared I�m right. I�m scared I�m wrong. The meteorologist�s conundrum.

Each and every aspect of Sandy�s impact on Connecticut looks worse than anything I�ve seen before and I�ve been forecasting here 28 years.

With the time frame for Sandy�s arrival getting shorter there�s more guidance to look at. Some projections only go out 72 hours. I didn�t need them until now.

A huge concern is the shoreline. Water will pile up in the Sound before Sandy gets here. As the storm approaches windblown waves will form on top of that temporarily elevated sea level. At the same time the full moon will bring higher than normal tides!

The high tide at New London Monday evening is now forecast five feet above what�s on the tide tables. In Bridgeport the high tide will be seven feet above. In both cases the high tide will be broader and longer than usual as storm surge builds.

If tides come as now projected, Bridgeport breaks the record high tide measured during the Hurricane of �38!
Posted by DaveH at October 27, 2012 3:27 PM
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