[CTSARA] TS Hermine - Lower Dipoles or Not?

[Jon Perelstein]

Current forecast is for winds to pick up later today (Sat) but only to the
10-20 mph range, with winds picking up sharply tomorrow (Sunday)
afternoon/evening into the 25-39 mph range with gusts up to 59 mph.

Timing is really a question.  The current forecast is based on the storm
slowing its forward movement due to high pressure over New England.
HOWEVER, ocean waters off DE/MD/NJ are at record high temperatures which
will give strength back to the storm, possibly allowing it to push through
the high and hit us sooner than currently forecasted.  It is even possible
that it will turn into a full hurricane while it is off the DE/MD/NJ shore.

Present forecasts indicate this will be more of a wind event than a rain
event for us in southwestern CT, except for those right at the shoreline
who may experience some flooding.  Again though, these record high ocean
water temperatures are an unknown.  If the storm strengthens, it could
cause extensive rain in the area Sunday, Monday and on into the middle of
the week.  That could also give us winds in the full tropical storm range
(sustained winds of 40 to 73 mph).

By the way, the storm is expected to hang around off the DE/MD/NJ shore
through the middle of the week.  If you have property along the NJ shore,
you could be in deep trouble.  If you have relatives/friends/acquaintances
who live at the DE/MD/NJ shore, you should be encouraging them to depart
the area.  Damage along the DE/MD/NJ shore could be as bad as what they had
from Sandy.

73
Jon, WB2RYV

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Tom Alessi <tom at k1ta.com> wrote:

> What Day/Time are we expecting the wind to start?  I haven’t been paying
> attention….
> Tom
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> On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 6:49 AM, Jonathan Solomon <jon at thesolomonhouse.com>
> wrote:
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>> I've always loosened the tie ropes (added slack) with very good luck.
>> Lowering all the way could potentially breaksomething  with the swinging
>> that might occur.
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>> Sent from my mobile device.  Please excyse the tie pose and ottocorrect!
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>> On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 6:00 AM -0400, "Jon Perelstein" <
>> jon.perelstein at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It's becoming fairly certain that we will be getting strong winds in the
>> Stamford/Norwalk area - at the very least (see below).  Probably just
>> under
>> tropical storm strength, but still sustained winds at 20-30 mph with gusts
>> up in the high 50s.
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>> Would it be best to completely lower dipoles all the way to the ground, or
>> is it sufficient to drop them 10 feet or so to give them enough slack for
>> branches to be bending/trees to be swaying?
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>> 73
>> Jon, WB2RYV
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>> P.S.  AT 6AM LOCAL ON SATURDAY MORNING, SOME MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT
>> HERMINE WILL STRENGTHEN BY THE TIME IT GETS TO OUR AREA THUS GIVING US
>> FULL
>> TROPICAL STORM WIND SPEEDS (58-73 MPH)
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