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Remnants of SANDY Advisory Number 36
 
Issued 09:00Z Oct 31, 2012
 
Advisory Selection
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REMNANTS OF SANDY ADVISORY NUMBER 36
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD AL182012
0500 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012

...REMNANTS OF SANDY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER PENNSYLVANIA...

SUMMARY OF 0500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...NO DISCERNIBLE SURFACE CIRCULATION


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ALONG MUCH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST COASTS.

FLOOD AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN
MARYLAND...WEST VIRGINIA...EASTERN TENNESSEE...EASTERN
KENTUCKY...AND EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 0500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE SURFACE
CIRCULATION FOR THE REMNANTS OF SANDY.  SANDY HAS WEAKENED INTO A
SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  


HAZARDS
-------
WIND...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND GREAT LAKES.

STORM SURGE...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ALONG
THE COAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE DAY.  IN
PORTIONS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY...NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST
COULD STILL BE FLOODED BY RISING WATERS AROUND THE TIME OF THE
NEXT HIGH TIDE. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE
GROUND:

UPPER AND MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY...1 TO 2 FEET.

FRESHWATER FLOOD WATERS ORIGINATING IN THE UPPER POTOMAC FROM THE
RAINS OF SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TIDAL
POTOMAC...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

DUE TO STRONG AND PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS...COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES IS POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND ALSO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA INTO FAR WESTERN
MARYLAND AND SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FLORIDA
THROUGH NEW ENGLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 04 AM EDT

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON 5.1 NW                    5.83
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                  4.84                    

...DELAWARE...
GEORGETOWN                          10.20
DOVER 6.4 WNW                        9.62
MILFORD                              9.55
INDIAN RIVER ACRES                   9.49
REHOBOTH BEACH                       9.37       
CLAYTON 6.6 W                        8.62
DOVER AFB                            8.47
DELANEY CORNER                       8.33
MILTON                               8.30            
SMYRNA 2.7 SSE                       8.30                     
SEAFORD 2.3 SSE                      8.27                     
FELTON 3.6 NE                        8.00
DOVER                                7.98
VIOLA                                7.84                   
GEORGETOWN 5.8 W                     7.76                     

...MASSACHUSETTS...
FITCHBURG                            3.85
NORTH ASHBURNHAM                     3.70
PEPPERELL                            3.30
ASHBURNHAM                           3.20
AYER                                 3.11
EAST MILTON                          3.03
LEOMINSTER 1.5 S                     2.92                     
NATICK 1.7 NNE                       2.85                     
NORTON 1.8 NNE                       2.80                     
ACTON 1.3 SW                         2.76
BEDFORD/HANSCOM FIELD                2.40                     
MILLIS 0.6 SSE                       2.65                     
NORTHBOROUGH 0.6 SSE                 2.60                     
NORWOOD 1.3 NW                       2.59

...MARYLAND...
EASTON 0.7 NNW                      12.55
1 NNW EASTON                        12.49                     
GREENSBORO 1.4 ENE                  10.53
QUEENSTOWN 2.6 S                     9.89                     
TRAPPE 3.5 NE                        9.78                     
BISHOPVILLE 3.1 E                    9.48                     
DENTON 5.8 WSW                       9.18                     
PRINCESS ANNE 4.4 WSW                8.81                     
PASADENA 2.6 ESE                     8.60
PATUXENT RIVER NAS                   8.32                     
LA PLATA 5.8 SE                      8.23
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                  7.55
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                 7.22
BALIMORE SCIENCE CENTER              7.18
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY         7.09                       
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       6.67

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SALVO 0.9 NNE                        8.09                     
AVON 0.7 NE                          8.00                     
COROLLA 3.2 SSE                      7.66                     
DUCK 0.3 SE                          7.22                     
KILL DEVIL HILLS 2.5 NNW             6.47
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP           6.26                      
COROLLA 11.7 NNW                     5.90                     
KITTY HAWK 4.0 NNW                   5.89                     
TRENT WOODS 1.3 SSE                  4.11                     
JAMESVILLE 6.1 SW                    3.84                     
JACKSONVILLE 2.0 E                   3.75                     
HOLLY RIDGE 4.8 ENE                  3.63                     
ELIZABETH CITY 10.5 NNW              3.56                     
MERRY HILL 3.8 E                     3.51
                                      
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
GORHAM 3.1 S                         4.85
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT                    4.78                     
CENTER SANDWICH 4.9 E                4.57                     
RANDOLPH 1.4 NE                      4.51
MT WASHINGTON                        4.05                     
NEWBURY 1.6 NW                       4.00
NASHUA                               3.53
EFFINGHAM 0.9 NNW                    3.35                     
NEWBURY 4.0 SE                       3.07                     
HILLSBOROUGH 2.1 NNW                 3.00                     
BROOKLINE 2.1 SW                     3.00                     
MADISON 1.7 SE                       2.99                     
GREENVILLE 1.1 ENE                   2.96                     
BROOKFIELD 0.9 WSW                   2.91                     
PETERBOROUGH                         2.98
                    
...NEW JERSEY...
WILDWOOD CREST 0.6 NNE              11.91
GREEN CREEK                         11.40
NORTH WILDWOOD                      10.24
SEAVILLE                            10.06
RIO GRANDE                           9.51
WEST CAPE MAY                        9.37                     
LOWER TWP 2.2 NE                     8.41
ERMA                                 8.20
ATLANTIC CITY                        8.15
CAPE MAY                             8.10       
WOODBINE 0.8 NNW                     7.84                     
UPPER TWP 3.2 SE                     7.75                     
HAMILTON TWP 2.1 SE                  7.56                     
NEWPORT                              7.30                     
CAPE MAY 0.4 NNW                     7.28                     
VINELAND 2.6 WSW                     7.07
ESTELL MANOR                         7.06
CEDARVILLE                           7.00                    

                    
...NEW YORK...
WHITESVILLE                          4.83
1 S HAMBURG                          4.59
PERRYSBURG                           4.41
1 SW DUNKIRK                         4.09
BATAVIA GENESSEE                     3.80
3 ENE LOCKPORT                       3.63
SHERMAN 0.4 ENE                      3.42
NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT              3.27
LOCKPORT 2.8 ENE                     3.31                    
LANCASTER 4.1 ENE                    3.26                     
ALCOTT CENTER                        3.25
ELMA CENTER 0.7 SE                   3.06                     
DANSVILLE 1.0 ENE                    3.06                     
LOCKPORT 0.8 NE                      3.05                     
WEST ALMOND 3.6 SW                   3.04                         
               
                                        

...OHIO...
KIRTLAND 0.9 SW                      5.69
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT            5.14                     
MAYFIELD 0.2 NW                      5.10                     
NORTH RIDGEVILLE 2.8 SSW             5.06                     
PAINESVILLE 3.8 SSW                  5.02
LORAIN/ELYRIA                        4.98
ASHTABULA CO. ARPT                   4.83                    
ELYRIA 3.0 SE                        4.77
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL ARPT          4.56                      
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS 1.5 NW             4.44
AVON 1.6 SW                          4.14                     
BRUNSWICK 0.5 NE                     4.08                    
PARMA 1.9 NNW                        3.96                     
RICHMOND HEIGHTS 0.4 NNE             3.88
WAKEMAN 4.6 NNE                      3.77                     
ELYRIA 0.4 SE                        3.70                     

                     
...PENNSYLVANIA...
HANOVER 5.4 S                        7.61                     
SCHELLSBURG 2.6 WNW                  7.32                     
GLEN ROCK 2.2 ESE                    6.54                     
MALVERN 0.5 NNE                      6.32                     
LANDENBERG 1.8 ENE                   5.96                     
NEW SALEM 0.3 WSW                    5.92
2 ENE LANDEBERG                      5.90              
LITTLESTOWN 3.7 WNW                  5.84
WEST CHESTER                         5.78                     
LATROBE 0.6 NW                       5.76
EXTON                                5.59                    
WEST CHESTER 1.8 SE                  5.54                     
HANOVER 3.0 WSW                      5.51                     
ABBOTTSTOWN 2.4 N                    5.43
                                          
...RHODE ISLAND...
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT      2.71
WOONSOCKET 1.3 ESE                   1.87
MANVILLE 0.2 NE                      1.76

...VIRGINIA...
REEDVILLE                            9.90
VIRGINIA BEACH                       9.58
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK                    9.57
CASHVILLE .01 S                      9.38                     
WHITE STONE 8.0 SSW                  8.96                     
GREENBACKVILLE 0.4 WNW               8.64                     
PORT HAYWOOD 1.0 SE                  8.59                     
ONLEY 0.6 SE                         8.47
WALLOPS ISLAND                       8.48                     
ONANCOCK 3.9 SW                      8.39                     
VIRGINIA BEACH 1.7 NE                7.99
PURCELLVILLE                         7.89
5 S MAYSVILLE                        7.75                       
YORKTOWN 0.8 SE                      7.73                     
NEWPORT NEWS 5.8 NE                  7.63
                                          
...WEST VIRGINIA...
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION                  4.46                     
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW                4.36                     
SLANESVILLE 2.1 SE                   3.99
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD                3.67                     
MCMECHEN 6.0 E                       3.56                     
CHARLES TOWN 2.5 NE                  3.15                     
BUNKER HILL 0.8 WNW                  3.06                     
SPRINGFIELD 2.3 ESE                  3.04
HUNTINGTON                           2.88                       
BOOTHSVILLE 1.4 SE                   2.83                     
                                          

SNOWFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 04 AM EDT

..KENTUCKY...
PAYNE GAP                            14.0
LYNCH 3S                             12.0
ELKO 1NW                              9.0
BENHAM 3S                             6.0
VIPER                                 6.0

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                             29.0
FINZEL                               24.0
OAKLAND                              24.0
DEEP CREEK LAKE                      20.0
4 SE CHAMPOIN                        13.0
GRANTSVILLE                          12.0
FROSTBURG                             6.0

...NORTH CAROLINA...
COVE CREEK 10NW                      24.0
FAUST                                24.0
NEWFOUND GAP                         22.0
ELK PARK                             14.0
BULADEAN                             12.0
BAKERSVILLE 5N                       11.0
BEECH MOUNTAIN 1 SE                  10.0
FLAT SPRINGS                          9.8
ASHLAND                               9.0
LANSING                               8.0
FLAT SPRINGS 1E                       7.0

...OHIO...
BELLEFONTAINE                         4.5
BELLEFONTAINE 2N                      3.0
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE                3.0 
MANSFIELD                             2.5

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHAMPION 4SE                         13.0
LAUREL SUMMIT                        10.0
MOUNT DAVIS                           9.0
FARMINGTON                            8.8
LAUREL SUMMIT                         9.6

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 7SE                       22.0
ROAN MOUNTAIN                        19.0
NEWFOUND GAP                         18.0
MOUNT LECONTE                        17.0

...VIRGINIA...
NORTON 2S                            24.0
TAZEWELL 2N                          15.0
WISE 6E                              14.0
LEBANON                              12.0
BURKES GARDEN                         8.4
RICHLANDS                             8.0
HONAKER                               8.0
MOUTH OF WILSON                       8.0

...WEST VIRGINIA...
5 WSW HUTTONSVILLE                   28.0
DAVIS                                28.0
FLAT TOP                             28.0
CRAIGSVILLE                          26.0
ALEXANDER                            24.0
QUINWOOD                             24.0
NETTIE                               24.0
TERRA ALTA                           24.0
KITZMILLER                           24.0
BEVERLY                              21.0
BAYARD                               21.5
HUTTONSVILLE                         18.0
BEAVER                               18.0
1 E MACARTHUR                        18.0
WEBSTER SPINGS                       17.0
FAYETTEVILLE 11E                     15.0
ELKINS                               14.0


WIND GUSTS
-----------
SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR FROM EARLIER IN THE
EVENT

...CONNECTICUT...
MADISON                                85
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                     76
GROTON                                 76
GREENWICH                              70

...MAINE...
BATH                                   76
PORTLAND JETPORT                       63
KENNEBUNK 2NE                          62

...MARYLAND...
LAYTONSVILLE 1ESE                      76
OCEAN CITY                             74
CROCHERON 2SSE                         70
ANNAPOLIS                              69
ARBUTUS                                68
FREDRICK 1NE                           62

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CUTTYHUNK                              83
WELLFLEET                              81
BARNSTABLE                             79
WRENTHAM                               77

...MICHIGAN...
FORT GRATIOT                           74
TOLEDO HARBOR                          66
PORT SANILAC                           65
SOUTH BASS ISLAND                      63
SOUTH HAVEN 1W                         60                  

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
GOSHEN                                 70
LONDONDERRY                            62
PORTSMOUTH INTL AIRP                   60

...NEW JERSEY...
TOMPKINSVILLE 2N                       90
SURF CITY                              89
TUCKERTON                              88
MONTCLAIR 1N                           88
NEWPORT                                87
SANDY HOOK NOS BUOY                    87
DENNISVILLE                            81
CLIFTON                                80
NEWARK                                 78 
ATLANTIC CITY                          77
BAYONNE 1ENE                           77

...NEW YORK...
ISLIP                                  90
PLUM ISLAND 4 ENE                      85
SYOSSET                                82
POINT LOOKOUT 1E                       80
JFK                                    79

..OHIO...
BURKE LAKEFRONT ARPT                   67
CLEVELAND HOPKINS ARPT                 63
SOUTH BASS ISLAND                      62

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ALLENTOWN                              81
BENSALEM                               76
BUSHKILL CENTER                        70
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                 68
MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT                   66
MOUNT AETNA                            64
WIND GAP                               62

...RHODE ISLAND...
WESTERLY                               86
WARREN                                 73

...VERMONT...
STOWE 8NW                              72
LYNDON CENTER                          61
UNDERHILL                              60

...VIRGINIA...
CHESTER GAP 3NNE                       79
WINTERGREEN 4 NW                       72
WALLOPS ISLAND                         68
MELFA/ACCOMACK ARPT                    62
HACKSHECK 1NW                          60

...WEST VIRGINIA...
RANSON 1 NNW                           65
KEYSER 2 SSW                           64
MARTINSBURG ARPT                       60


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT 1100 AM EDT.  PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
THIS STORM.

PETERSEN/ORRISON/TERRY

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 31/0900Z  NO DISCERNIBLE SURFACE CIRCULATION