The weather currently affecting the east coast has nothing to do with the hurricane in the Bahamas that is going out to sea and will miss the eastern seaboard by hundreds of miles. It's a good old fashioned nor'easter and would be occurring with our without a hurricane in the Bahamas.
Here's a look: http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/SAT_ATL/recentvis.html
One weather model has for days predicted the hurricane would head out to sea. It's the same model that correctly predicted Sandy would hit the Jersey coast. Unfortunately it isn't the model used by the National Hurricane Center or the National Weather Service. This more accurate model is the European Model (ECMWF). The model the NOAA centers rely on is the less reliable US model - GFS.
Regardless - the media hype over the strong nor'easter affecting the east coast this weekend saying it is somehow to the hurricane is a dangerous "cry wolf" game that will eventually lead to a real disaster at some point.
I'll be at the game tomorrow nor'easter or no nor'easter.
Here's a look: http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/SAT_ATL/recentvis.html
One weather model has for days predicted the hurricane would head out to sea. It's the same model that correctly predicted Sandy would hit the Jersey coast. Unfortunately it isn't the model used by the National Hurricane Center or the National Weather Service. This more accurate model is the European Model (ECMWF). The model the NOAA centers rely on is the less reliable US model - GFS.
Regardless - the media hype over the strong nor'easter affecting the east coast this weekend saying it is somehow to the hurricane is a dangerous "cry wolf" game that will eventually lead to a real disaster at some point.
I'll be at the game tomorrow nor'easter or no nor'easter.