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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSandy's landfall now predicted around 5pm.
@nytjim: Weather Channel saying that #Sandy is moving toward shore more quickly. Biggest impact in 4-5 hours.
@AntDeRosa: #Sandy's movement towards NJ is increasing, now northwest at 25-30 mph, landfall expected at 5pm
She's really moving now. I hope she keeps that pace up over land.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)That would be good for the South Shore, but bad for Jersey.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)obamanut2012
(26,111 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)Has anyone here heard it for themselves?
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)Checking other sources. Sandy is moving faster.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)I'm not a meteorologist but I live in hurricane alley. This one has sped up.
Landfall at 5 pm is what I expect.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)HURRICANE SANDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 29A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012
200 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...SANDY MOVING MORE QUICKLY TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
...LANDFALL EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.3N 73.1W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY
ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/291757.shtml
edit: highlighted speed
countryjake
(8,554 posts)This morning, they said it might arrive three hours sooner than expected, as it began picking up speed steadily around 6 am EDT, when the pressure made a significant drop, forward movement increased from 14 to 15 mph and winds jumped from 75 mph to 85 mph. It's done nothing BUT intensify all day since then, and is moving at a good clip right now.
This actually might be good news, since an exceptional high tide combining with a later landfall was predicted to have a disastrous pile-up of water. It may be better for many coastlines if it lands sooner rather than later.
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/at201218.public.html
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)is still about a three hour spread of time--
We'll see...I say between 5 & 5:30 if you look at the rate of movement in the last few.
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USA Today was estimating 5 pm landfall-- around 2 pm today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-east-coast-frankenstorm/1666105/
Sandy is starting to move faster and could make landfall in New Jersey as early as 5 p.m. ET, the Weather Channel reported.
The storm has strengthened as it moves along the Eastern Seaboard threatening some 50 million people, many who have evacuated coastal cities. Winds have been measured at 90 mph, which is a strong Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wind gusts were reported as high as 115 mph.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)40 MPH gusts one minute here in RI, then a light breeze the next.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)very good news if she keeps moving...we're bracing ourselves here in South Jersey. I'm trying to keep the basement under control now.