Tuesday September 11 2018

Hurricane Florence is holding at 140 mph winds and now showing up on the edge of our water map. In addition to the States of Emergency from Maryland down through South Carolina, not Hurricane Watches and Storm Surge Watches have been issues. More on that and our local expectation below. But first, we have thick fog this morning and some showers and storms this afternoon not connected to the hurricane.

Local Weather Stats For September 11 in Baltimore

Average High:  80ºF

Record High: 100ºF in 1983

Average  Low: 60ºF

Record Low: 43ºF in 1917

Sunrise: 6:44 AM

Sunset 7:21 PM

*Daylight = 2:31 shorter than yesterday 

*Bay Water Temperature = 76ºF at Thomas Pt. Light House 

 

Also see: Winter Outlook From Two Different Farmers Almanacs

 

Morning Temperatures

 

Afternoon Temperatures

 

Radar Simulation –> slider

Best chance for storms will be after 2 PM from I-95 east to Delmarva

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Rain Animation:

We will remain on the edge of this fading front and the northern fringe of Hurricane Florence. The bulk, of that rain will stay just south but throw some rain bands our way.  This is the outlook from the ICON Model

 

 

Hurricane Florence Update

While winds remain at 140 mph, there is a chance this reaches Category 5 briefly today. The track is still locked in on North Carolina… then expected to stall or crawl inland. That wil determine if rain can reach Maryland and in the path who may get 10, 20, or even up to 30 inches of rain.

Infrared Stellite This Morning 

Wider View

 

 

SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.4N 64.1W
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 975 MI...1570 KM ESE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...944 MB...27.88 INCHES

 

Forecast Maps

The cluster shows landfall between Wilmington and Cape Hatteras NC

 

 

 

Storm Animation

HWRF Shows Hurricane Florence making landfall just north of Wilmington and then nearly stalling for two days, then pushing west. That could dump over 20 inches of rain there and limit the impact north into Maryland.

 

Storm Surge And Hurricane Watches from South Carolina To VA Border

A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the east coast of the
United States from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to
the North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico and
Albemarle Sounds.

A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the east coast of the United
States from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, northward to the
North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle
Sounds.

 

 

What About Maryland?

The track of Florence is similar to Isabel (2003), but instead of moving inland in a hurry, this will crawl or stall. That may limit the surge of water up the Chesapeake Bay, but water levels are already high with flooding. There wil be more flooding as tides will not be allowed to drain out.  Watching if and where this crawls will determine how much water may or may not push north. We are on the edge.

Winds: Southern Maryland and Ocean City may get gusts to 35 mph, but the bulk of the storm impact will remain south.

Rain: Depending on the craw and stall, the edge of the rain bands will clip our region with some areas near and north of Baltimore possibly staying dry.  In fact the sinking air around the edge of the storm on Thursday might make it nice briefly before the east winds brings back the moisture.  We will be in for a chance of rain through next week.

 

 

 

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