What Sandy Could Bring.. #SNE QuickBlog (515pm)

Hurricane Sandy (now cat 1) looks to be losing warm core..maybe Post/extra-tropical..either way drop in pressure likely near its landfall.It appears she will be a long duration storm...with persistent TS force winds battering many areas for hours & hours & major inland flooding.Coastal areas will see beach erosion, very high waters coinciding with full moon. some storm surge is possible especial E &SE shores.Waves around or to the E of the circulation could be on the order of 25-40ft. There should be no downplaying th effects Sandy could have from Va-Maine from Sat-as late as Weds!If thats not enough on the back side of Sandy,a polar surge will lead to perhaps Blizzard condition's centered around West Virginia.yes SNOW.Folks in the path of Sandy, which very well could end up to be a Mega-Nor'easter should prepare for poweroutages and property damage.While Sandy most likely will not be"Tropical" this should NOT lead to any type of downplay,sure its a bit more benign if it ends up the case.Specifics on rainfall amounts,locations and sustained w/ and gust potentials will become clear as this storm evolves further N in Latitude.Just to throw a few #'s around, the potential for up to 15" of rain perhaps isolated higher amounts esp. near & to W & N of center.lesser E. Winds:WIDESPREAD Tropical Storm force winds appear likely for a LARGE area..strongest on EAST side of storm Sust. 35-45 Gusts to 80mph poss.Stay tuned for the latest, try to NOT to zero in on specifics at now.Still much time for shifts..#Sne track remains