September 14, 2023
Thursday Morning Update
The winds have shifted and it will be noticeable today if you have not felt it yet. Cooler air and lower humidity brings a taste of autumn to end the week with an air mass that is helping to keep Hurricane Lee well off our coast.
We will track the storm and impact for our region. It still will work with the new air mass to increase the cooler winds and high waves off the coast. That is about all we will get from it. The storm is more of a New England Concern.
The cold front is off the coast as a cooler air mass expands into our region. It will be breezy and feel a little like Fall for a few days.
Hurricane Lee is showing up on our surface map, well off the coast. This is affecting Bermuda today and will impact New England this weekend.
The local impact will be minimal. A closer look at that below.
Holding at Category 2, Hurricane Lee has winds of 100 mph. This is now showing signs of spreading out as it moves north, which will be followed by weakening.
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This has shifted back to the east a little. It is also important to note that Lee is likely to be down to Tropical Storm intensity when it reaches the Gulf of Maine. Landfall may be overnight Saturday into Sunday between the Maine and Canadian Border.
Increasing wind flow during the day FROM THE NORTH, then calming this evening.
The concern for flooding on the local water may be confined to the coastal beaches. This wind direction helps move the water OUT OF THE BAY.
Small Craft Advisory is in effect for boaters on the Bay.
The winds FROM the north between 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph. This will help keep temps in the 70s for most of our region
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Most of the region will stay in the 70s today. Cooler 60s in the mountains while near 80 in far southern Maryland and Southeast VA.
Sunrise at 6:47 AM
Sunset at 7:17 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 60ºF
Record 42ºF in 1975
Normal High in Baltimore: 81ºF
Record 94ºF 1931
This looks like an Autumn Map!
Starting to get into cooler air.
Watching Lee roll north into New England and MISSING THE MID-ATLANTIC.
The next system will be a reinforcing cold front on Sunday. This will bring in a chance of rain showers… Not connected to the hurricane.
Feeling Like Fall for a few days. The chilly mornings will modify this weekend.
I will have a follow-up and recap on our amazing week shortly.
I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes and even the computer glitches I may miss. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here, you may have missed it: I have dyslexia and found out during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree and being the first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region. One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki, and he was absolutely correct! I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect at predicting the future. All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky. There has been no editor who can check my work when I need it and have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this site. She has taken it upon herself to edit typos when she is available. That could be AFTER you read this. I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me… It’s part of my charm.
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