Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday Night Video Blog

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Quiet start to the week but we have a few concerns…check out what’s On My Radar!!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Saturday Afternoon Blog Update

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Thanks for checking out what’s On My Radar today!

Saturday morning Video Blog

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Thanks for checking out what’s On My Radar today…..have a good weekend.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Mr. Bill Part 2

Mark

Hi everyone…here’s what’s On My Radar today…and it’s still all about Hurricane Bill. Tonight the hurricane is making its pass around Bermuda. The island is under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch. The storm has weakened some but still could gain intensity as it moves of the warm Gulf Stream waters. The surf is increasing along our southern beaches and it will be a rough weekend on area waters for sure.

The track of the storm still keeps it well offshore, in fact, the latest official hurricane center forecast has the hurricane passing even farther to our east early Sunday morning. At its closest approach it looks like the storm will be about 220 miles east of Nantucket.

Many area beaches are either closed now or planning to close this weekend due to the expected high surf so be sure to check if the beach you are heading to this weekend is open before you make the trek. For surfers, this is a dream but swimmers need to be VERY careful since increased seas and surf mean an increased threat of dangerous rip currents. For safety tips on how to deal with a rip current Click here. As it stands we still expect the core of strong, damaging winds to stay well off to our east…even east of the outer Cape and Nantucket. But weaker winds…on the order of 25-35mph are possible across these areas. The seas will range in height from 5-9 feet off southern Rhode Island to as high as 12-15 feet south & east of Cape Cod. So mariners are warned and will likely find safe harbor until Bill moves away Sunday night.

As a refresher take a few minutes to check out our hurricane section for tips on preparedness and general hurricane knowledge.

Have a safe weekend and thanks for reading!    Mark

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Oh no, Mr Bill!!

Mark

Hi everyone…here’s what’s On My Radar today…and it’s still all about Hurricane Bill. Tonight the hurricane is making its pass around Bermuda. The island is under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch. The storm has weakened some but still could gain intensity as it moves of the warm Gulf Stream waters. The surf is increasing along our southern beaches and it will be a rough weekend on area waters for sure.

The track of the storm so far has kept it clear of any land areas it it is quit possible that Bill might not make landfall anytime soon. In fact, official hurricane center forecasts have the hurricane just scraping the Nova Scotia coastline Sunday night and weakening to a tropical storm before the center crosses Newfoundland early Monday morning. So why all the coverage and all the time spent mentioning Bill then? Well first off when tropical systems begin to weaken and transition into “extratropical” systems they tend to expand in size rather quickly. So a transitioning system passing by our coast needs to be watched very closely since the wind field around the center can and will spread out as the storm changes.

As it stands we still expect the core of strong, damaging winds to stay well off to our east…even east of the outer Cape and Nantucket. But weaker winds…on the order of 25-35mph are possible across these areas. The seas will range in height from 5-9 feet off southern Rhode Island to as high as 12-15 feet south & east of Cape Cod. So mariners are warned and will likely find safe harbor until Bill moves away Sunday night. For surfers, this is a dream but swimmers need to be VERY careful since increased seas and surf mean an increased threat of dangerous rip currents. For safety tips on how to deal with a rip current Click here.

So we will keep you well prepared this weekend with weather coverage…I will be in Sunday morning to provide live updates on the situation as the hurricane passes by to our east. And if the track shifts a little and the forecast changes significantly for our area you can count on NBC10 and StormTeam10. Don’t forget, we are entering the period of time when tropical storm/hurricane activity begins to peak so let’s not be surprised if one or more storms threatens the area over the next several weeks. As a refresher take a few minutes to check out our hurricane section for tips on preparedness and general hurricane knowledge.

Have a safe weekend and thanks for reading!    Mark