Tuesday, October 8, 2013

10/8/2013 Daily Update: Clearing Out After Yesterday's Windstorm, Danas Weakens, Unusual Quake Strikes Off East Coast

Good afternoon everyone!

A powerful cold front worked its way through New England yesterday and there was a good number of wind damage being reported as wind gusts exceeded 30-40 mph. The rain is gone and today is going to be brilliant!

TODAY: Sunny with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Winds from the N at 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the lower 40s. Winds generally light.

TOMORROW: Sunny with highs in the mid 60s. Winds from the NE at 5 mph.


ATLANTIC TROPICS

  • A tropical wave south of the Cape Verde islands have a moderate chance of development. Models have been developing this into a tropical system.

NATIONAL WEATHER

  • Seasonable in the Northeast
  • A few showers and storms along the Southeast coast
  • Dry and warm in the central portion of the country
  • Cooler along the Rockies
  • Showers and high elevation snows in the Northwest

WORLD WEATHER

  • Danas has weakened into a tropical storm and will continue to weaken as it moves northeast into Japan. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall are the threats for South Korea and Japan.
  • Narda is a tropical storm in the Eastern Pacific posing no danger to land.
  • A few storms in the Mediterranean otherwise mostly dry for rest of Europe
  • High in eastern Australia is keeping showers south

EARTHQUAKES


SPACE WEATHER

  • A filament erupted and a CME is produced heading toward Earth tomorrow. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% to 40% chance of polar geomagnetic storms.
  • Flaring remains low with only C-class flares in the last few days. Sunspots aren't posing a threat for strong flares.

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