| Random Chaos |
| (Weather Analyst) |
| Wed Sep 01 2010 10:57 PM |
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Re: Hurricane Watches up For NC/VA, Warnings Later Today
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Those of us on the Chesapeake Bay also need to watch.
Western shore of the bay (NWS Sterling):
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DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE EARL IS TO THE REGION AND HOW FAST THE STORM IS MOVING WILL DETERMINE TIDAL ANOMALIES. AT THIS POINT...WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
With the Bay's orientation and the storm positioning us in the NW and W quadrants primarily, we can expect significant wave effects. Those with NE or N exposure are most at risk between combined waves and tidal effects.
Most models keep the system far enough offshore that we don't expect major effects, but a few models have trended west over the past couple of runs, so everyone needs to continue watching this along the mid-Atlantic.