I am watching two possible areas for winter weather over the next three to four days. The first is a coastal storm that may bring some gusy winds and light snow to the northeast Sunday, and the other is an upper-level storm system that could bring more snow and ice […]
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A Look at the East Coast Weather for the Next Week
A pattern shift in the jet stream has let Feburary start with quite a bang after a pretty quiet January. A series of winter storms that has come through and will be coming through Oklahoma this week will be impacting parts of the east coast as well. Tuesday, February 4th: […]
Read MoreQuick Update: Thanksgiving East Coast Storm
Surface observations this morning show the surface low centered over New England, with a cold front extending from near the MA/RI/CT Triple Point southwestward, closely following the coastline to near Jacksonville, FL (the front is just offshore). Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts are still on the warm side of the […]
Read MoreMorning Update: Thanksgiving East Coast Storm
Hi all. Just checking in with a quick morning update. Everything from last night’s forecast is still right on track. This morning’s model runs are showing the strongest winds across coastal areas southern and eastern New England, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and much of Connecticut. This swath of strong winds will shift […]
Read MoreCoastal Storm Getting Set to Impact the East Coast
The low that will become the first nor’easter of this winter season is getting set to pop out off the Georgia coast, upon which it will wind up and head right up the east coast. The good news is that the wind and precipitation will be confined primarily to the […]
Read MoreEXAMPLE FORECAST: New England Winter Storm: February 8-10, 2013
Large Scale Setup/Discussion A weak wave of energy is currently crossing Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and is forecast to undergo “lee cyclogenesis” (it’s actually more of a lee intensification) as it ejects off the Front Range and into the Great Plains on Thursday, ahead of a much more powerful upper level […]
Read MoreChristmas Noreaster Pounds Southern New England
WEST FALMOUTH, MA — A powerful winter storm has pounded the east coast the past two days, bringing heavy snow from Maine to Jacksonville, and bringing travel to a standstill. Here on Cape Cod, heavy snow and wind started up early Sunday afternoon, with near blizzard conditions by 3:30 PM. […]
Read MoreThe Infamous Buzzards Bay Regatta Squall Line
MARION, MA — The afternoon of Saturday, August 2 started like any other afternoon. It was a perfect day for sailing, and the talk around the club was that the sailors would stay out late to take advantage of the beautiful conditions. Just before 4:00 PM, club management informed Chris, […]
Read MoreSuccessful Woods Hole Intercept
WOODS HOLE, MA — When I fired up Weather Underground this past Saturday, I looked at Sunday’s forecast and saw that there was an 80% chance of thunderstorms, as well as a huge batch of storms (some severe) stretching from upstate New York back into central New Jersey and Pennsylvania. […]
Read MoreA Near Miss in Marion
MARION, MA — It was another typical day for me at BYC. It was an early Monday afternoon. The hot, humid, stagnant air made for a slow morning of launch driving. With about an hour and a half left in my 7:30-3 shift, I noticed an impressive cloud buildup to […]
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