4 p.m. Fast Facts on Sandy

Hurricane Sandy continues pushing northeast this afternoon. It is expected to maintain hurricane force winds until it makes landfall, which is forecast to occur after midnight Monday night. It will make the transition to a non-tropical low sometime on Monday.

FAST FACTS AT 4
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LOCATION…30.2N 75.2W
ABOUT 335 MI…540 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 345 MI…555 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…75 MPH…120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 13 MPH…20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…961 MB…28.38 INCHES

Tropical storm watches and warnings cover the coasts of South and North Carolina. North of that, the National Weather Service is using

UPDATED SURGE FORECASTS
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The NWS Mount Holly warns that Sandy will bring a coastal flood of record to the New Jersey coast.

FL EAST COAST NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL…1 TO 2 FT
NC SOUTH OF SURF CITY…1 TO 3 FT
NC NORTH OF SURF CITY INCLUDING PAMLICO/ALBERMARLE SNDS…3 TO 5 FT
SE VA AND DELMARVA INCLUDING LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY…2 TO 4 FT
UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY…1 TO 2 FT
OCEAN CITY MD TO THE CT/RI BORDER…4 TO 8 FT
LONG ISLAND SOUND…RARITAN BAY…AND DELAWARE BAY…4 TO 8 FT

COASTAL REPORTS
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Jacksonville FL: NW 12
It has occasionally been windy at the Florida/Georgia game. But boaters were allowed to travel to the game in their water craft.
Savannah: N 17 G 23…pressure 29.60
Charleston: N 21 G 29, with a peak gust to 36 in the past hour
Myrtle Beach: Light rain, N 23 G 35…pressure 29.52
Morehead City NC: N 22 G 40…peak gust to 47 mph

Category: Tropical