The Nor'Easter: Get Ready

Addition: 4:30pm EDT. The NWS has upped its forecast for peak gusts in the NYC area to 65 mph! See map below for additional info.

Time for the Airline Crisis Survival Guide. 

Original Posting:

I'm really sorry to report this. High wind and coastal flooding watches are being issued in the Northeast as I write these words. The latest information is that an intensifying low is going to cause winds to gust into the 45-55 mph range forcing water inland in places where the coastal berms were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Here are the predicted rainfall amounts:

And, it looks more and more like inland snow:

Here is my interpretation of the probabilities of 2 to 4"

and, the probabilities of 4 to 6 inches.

This storm is going to cause a significant delay to power restoration efforts as well as other recovery efforts for Sandy. While all of the details are not yet clear, I recommend that people throughout the area be prepared for a moderate to major Nor'easter. There is a list of preparatory items at the end of this posting (scroll down).

AccuWeather has a great briefing, including times and magnitude of high tides.