'Noreaster Noel pounds New England; new tropical depression may hit Nicaragua
Hurricane Noel is now 'Noreaster Noel, and wind and seas are steadily rising near New England and Nova Scotia. Sustained winds of 53 mph, gusting to 61 mph, were observed at Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts at 1pm EDT, and winds at Nantucket Island were 43 mph, gusting to 53 mph. At 3am this morning, strong winds along North Carolina's Outer Banks pushed the sea over Highway 12 near Rodanthe, cutting off the islands from the mainland. Seas were 10-12 feet along North Carolina, and much higher in the open ocean--up to 37 feet at buoy 41048 a few hundred miles west of Bermuda. Waves up to 30 feet are expected to batter the shore of western Nova Scotia, where 'Noreaster Noel is expected to barrel ashore tonight. 'Noreaster Noel has already brought up to an inch of rain to eastern Long Island and coastal Massachusetts (Figure 2), and heavy rains of 4 inches will be common along the coast.
Figure 1. Visible satellite image of 'Noreaster Noel taken at 10:45am EDT 11/03/07. Disturbance 91L is visible at the bottom of the image. Image credit: NASA Goddard.
Noel's trail of destruction
Noel's death toll now stands at 127, with many more missing. The Dominican Republic suffered 82 deaths, Haiti 43, the Bahamas one, and Jamaica one. Noel is the deadliest storm this hurricane season.
Links to follow for 'Noreaster Noel
New England Marine weather and buoy reports
Long range radar out of Boston, MA
Google Maps interface, zoomed in on Nantucket, MA
Figure 2. Total rainfall from 'Noreaster Noel.
New tropical depression could form near Nicaragua
A region of disturbed weather that was the southern portion of Hurricane Noel's rainy regime has acquired a spin of its own, and appears to be organizing into a tropical depression. This disturbance has been labeled "91L" by NHC today. Wind shear is about 10 knots over 91L, and is expected to be 10-20 knots through Monday. This should allow the system enough time to organize into a tropical depression or weak tropical storm before it makes landfall over Nicaragua on Monday. Heavy rains will begin to affect northeastern Nicaragua tonight and spread into northeast Honduras on Sunday. Total rain amounts of 4-8 inches are likely by Tuesday. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate 91L Sunday afternoon.
I'll have an update Sunday morning.
Jeff Masters
LDD-DR employees and neighbors help the Valerio Family repair their home.
Taken at 1500 (3 PM) at Lynnhaven Inlet on the Chesapeake Bay - waves from Hurricane Noel
Reader Comments
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Not sure wher you are located but in the NYC area most Local stations as well as the local NWS have been talking up the possibilities of
a really close call by Ex Noel for some time
As for the Hunters going in
They do go into Noreasters occassionally when they are not asigned to other duties
Especially in the off season, Seen them assigned to Maine for Noreaster Duties
Check their web site for more info on this
I just got some sprinles here
Alot of wind earlier
Peak gust here was at 47 mph
Halifax Harbor (44258)
Local Time: 3:51 PM ADT on November 03, 2007 Location: 44.5 North -63.4 West
Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 3:00 PM ADT on November 03, 2007
Air Temperature: 49° F / 10° C
Wind direction (W Dir): East (75 - 84 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 27.2 kts (31.3 mph / 50.4 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 35.0 kts (40.3 mph / 64.8 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 8 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 11.15 ft / 3.40 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 11.2 ft / exactly 3.4 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 30.05 in / 1017 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): -0.20 in / -6.8 hPa
He's about 25m NW of me
new england nexrad radar
03/1745 UTC 14.1N 80.8W T1.0/1.0 91L -- Atlantic Ocean
well as pressure is rising some
Not sure of what area that would be
Never heard an area up here being called that
If he's heading up to Maine, thats about 10+ hours of straight driving from here
that would be amazing 2007 season suddenly got active once again
Tip of New England?
Not sure of what area that would be
Never heard an area up here being called that
If he's heading up to Maine, thats about 10+ hours of straight driving from here
LOL he knew where he was going, but heck i don't know the region well. I believe he said something about I95, but dont recall.
91l soon to be a td? lol
that would be amazing 2007 season suddenly got active once again
I will have my outlook for November in my blog this afternoon.
So he might just be on his way North to Mass or
Maine
I think he meant the Provincetown area.
ill stop by to check it
:P
Sorry!!!
You get alot of rain? We just got some sprikles here around (think) 7am
when it was really blowin
about 6 hours from his house
Looks like close to ground zero for
Ex.Noel
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/rtma/hr4/images/rtma_wnd_matl.gif
Stay Safe everyone
(The home base of the ship from Perfect Storm fame.)
Follow I95N to Rte128East
Gloucester is the little bump above Boston, not THE Cape (Cape Cod).
Nantucket
Humidity: 93%
Dew Point: 48 °F / 9 °C
Wind: 48 mph / 78 km/h / 21.6 m/s from the NNE
Wind Gust: 60 mph / 96 km/h / 26.8 m/s
Pressure: 29.29 in / 992 hPa (Falling
Still heavy rains, winds gusting close to 50 MPH and seem to be coming at us from a mostly easterly direction.
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