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Post-Tropical Cyclone SANDY Advisory Number 33
 
Issued 15:00Z Oct 30, 2012
 
Advisory Selection
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 33
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD AL182012
1100 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD WHILE
WEAKENING ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...40.2N 78.4W
ABOUT 120 MILES...190 KM...ESE OF PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA.
ABOUT 145 MILES...235KM...W OF PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...72 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.0 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES.  STORM
WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND
COAST...FROM VIRGINIA TO MASSACHUSETTS.  STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO
IN EFFECT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. 

FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES.

BLIZZARD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.  WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME WESTERN MARYLAND
AND SOUTHWESTWARD INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE...EASTERN KENTUCKY...AND
EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.2 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 78.4 WEST. THE POST-TROPICAL
CYCLONE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H.  SANDY HAS
SLOWED IN FORWARD MOTION AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ITS WESTWARD
TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD
TAKE A TURN TOWARD WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT.  THE CYCLONE WILL
MOVE INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...72 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.0 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
WIND...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AND
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.

STORM SURGE...EVEN THOUGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST HAVE BEEN
SUBSIDING...THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE COULD
STILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY
RISING WATERS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS APPROACHING HIGH TIDE.  THE
WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND AT THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE...

PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND DELAWARE BAY...2 TO 4 FT
DELMARVA PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE JERSEY SHORE...1 TO 3 FT
NEW YORK NORTHWARD TO MASSACHUSETTS...1 TO 2 FT

DUE TO STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS...COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES IS POSSIBLE.

SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE
AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. 
THE SURGE COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST EXPOSED TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.  FOR
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC
AND INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...BRINGING STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ACROSS  DELAWARE...MARYLAND...NORTHERN
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.  STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AMOUNT OF 2 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN OHIO AND WESTERN NEW YORK.  PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN MAINE.

SNOWFALL...SNOWFALL STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA INTO FAR WESTERN MARYLAND. SNOWFALL
STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF KENTUCKY...IN THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE BORDER.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                  4.66                     

...DELAWARE...
DOVER AFB                            8.51                     
WILMINGTON ARPT                      4.23                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST MILTON                          3.00                     
FITCHBURG                            2.43                     
BEDFORD/HANSCOM FIELD                2.29                     
NORWOOD MEMORIAL ARPT                2.02
NANTUCKET MEMORIAL ARPT              2.00                         
                

...MARYLAND...
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                   8.20                     
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                  7.24
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                 7.20
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY         6.94                       
BALIMORE SCIENCE CENTER              6.94                         
               
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       6.51                     
HAGERSTOWN RGNL ARPT                 4.76                         
                

...NORTH CAROLINA...
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP           6.26                     
ELIZABETH CITY MUNI ARPT             3.46                     
NEW BERN/CRAVEN CO. ARPT             2.34                     

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT                    3.81
MOUNT WASHINGTON                     2.44                    
NASHUA/BOIRE FIELD                   2.36                     
MANCHESTER AIRPARK                   1.76                     

...NEW JERSEY...
MILLVILLE MUNI ARPT                  5.37                     
ATLANTIC CITY INTL ARPT              4.13                     
WILDWOOD - CAPE MAY CO. ARPT         3.11                     
MCGUIRE AFB/WRIGHTSTOWN              2.57                     
MOUNT HOLLY                          1.85                     

...NEW YORK...
NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT              3.02                     
JAMESTOWN AIRPORT                    2.57
DUNKIRK AIRPORT                      2.27
DANSVILLE MUNI ARPT                  2.20                      
ROCHESTER/MONROE CO. ARPT            2.19                         
                
BUFFALO WFO                          1.98                     

...OHIO...
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT          4.07
LORAIN/ELYRIA                        3.85
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT                   3.67
WOOSTER/WAYNE CO. ARPT               2.98
YOUNGSTOWN MUNI ARPT                 2.87                     
AKRON/FULTON INTL ARPT               2.70
NEW PHILADELPHIA/CLEVER FIELD        2.37
MANSFIELD/LAHM MUNI ARPT             2.06                     
ZANESVILLE MUNI ARPT                 1.66                     
CLEVELAND/BURKE LAKEFRONT            1.51                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO. ARPT           3.79
YORK ARPT                            3.77                     
ERIE INTL ARPT                       3.35
DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY ARPT        3.04
ALTOONA/BLAIR CO. ARPT               2.97
PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT                 2.71
BUTLER CO. AIRPORT                   2.59                   
CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE ARPT             2.56
POTTSTOWN LIMERICK ARPT              2.55                    
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT               2.41                         
                

...RHODE ISLAND...
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT      1.53                    

...VIRGINIA...
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK                    9.57                     
WALLOPS ISLAND                       8.45                     
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INL AP     7.35                     
LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTON                  7.25                     
FORT EUSTIS/FELKER                   6.79                     
NORFOLK INTL ARPT                    5.93                     
WASHINGTON/DULLES                    5.40                     
WEST POINT                           4.31                     
NORFOLK NAS                          3.35                         
               
RICHMOND                             2.91                     
                     
...WEST VIRGINIA...
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD                2.95
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT                2.48
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT            2.36                   
PARKERSBURG/WILSON                   2.13                     
WHEELING/OHIO CO. ARPT               2.09                         
                


SNOWFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT

..KENTUCKY...
LYNCH 3S                             12.0
ELKO 1NW                              9.0
BENHAM 3S                             6.0

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                             26.0
GARRETT                              26.0
DEEP CREEK LAKE                      20.0
OAKLAND                              12.0

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BAKERSVILLE 6N                        8.0
FAUST 4NW                             6.0
LANSING 6NW                           5.0
CRESTON                               4.0 

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHAMPION 4SE                         13.0
MOUNT DAVIS                           9.0
LAUREL SUMMIT                         6.0

...VIRGINIA...
TAZEWELL 1E                           5.0
CLINTWOOD 2WSW                        4.0
BURKES GARDEN                         3.0

...WEST VIRGINIA...
DAVIS                                23.0
BAYARD                               19.0
TERRA ALTA 1N                        18.0
WEBSTER SPINGS                       17.0
FAYETTEVILLE 11E                     15.0
SHADY SPRING                         14.0
MORGANTOWN 3SE                       12.0
SNOWSHOE 1S                          11.0


WIND GUSTS
---------------

ISLIP NY                               90 MPH
2 N TOMPKINSVILLE NJ                   90 MPH
SURF CITY NJ                           89 MPH
TUCKERTON NJ                           88 MPH
1 N MONTCLAIR NJ                       88 MPH
MADISON CT                             85 MPH    
PLUM ISLAND NY                         84 MPH
CUTTYHUNK MA                           83 MPH
DENNISVILLE                            81 MPH
SANDY HOOK NJ                          81 MPH
WELLFLEET MA                           81 MPH
JFK NY                                 79 MPH
NEWARK NJ                              78 MPH
ATLANTIC CITY NJ                       77 MPH
GROTON CT                              76 MPH
HARVEY CEDARS NJ                       75 MPH

NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

GERHARDT/KREKELER

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 30/1500Z  40.2N 78.4W  POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
12HR VT 31/0000Z  40.7N 79.6W  POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24HR VT 31/1200Z  42.3N 79.5W  POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36HR VT 01/0000Z  46.2N 77.7W  POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48HR VT 01/1200Z  48.9N 76.4W  POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
72HR VT 02/1200Z  ABSORBED