Check out out these 4 p.m. conditions in New England as Extratropical Storm Noel continues moving north.
Nantucket
Visiibility 3/4 mile in fog and mist…59F…Wind N 54 G 70 mph…Pressure 29.20 falling rapidly…total rainfall 2.46 inches
Martha’s Vineyard
Visiibility 1.75 miles in fog and mist…46F…Wind N 35 G 52 mph…Pressure 29.26 falling rapidly…total rainfall 1.24 inches
Chatham (at the elbow of the Cape)
Visiibility 1 mile in jeavy rain and mist…48F…Wind N 23 G 48 mph…Pressure 29.26 falling rapidly…total rainfall 2.96 inches with 1.28 inches in the last hour alone. Pressure fell 0.20 in last hour alone.
Hyannis (Barnstable Airport)
Visiibility 0.75 miles in fog and mist…47F…Wind N 39 G 59 mph…Pressure 29.28 falling rapidly…total rainfall 2.68 inches (1.50 in last hour alone.)
Boston – Logan
Visiibility 1.75 miles in light rain…44F…Wind NNW 17 G 31 mph…Pressure 29.54 falling rapidly…total rainfall only 0.36 inches.
Note the pressure difference between Boston and Nantucket…0.34 inches over 79 miles.
High wind warnings are in effect. Gusts of 70-85 mph are expected over the Outer Cape and Nantucket, especially between 8 and 9 p.m.
Two buoy reports…
Buoy 44008…54 NM SE of Nantucket…in the center…east wind 22 gusting to 27 mph…waves 28.5 feet…barometer 28.87 still falling…
Buoy 44018…30 NM E of Nantucket…wind north gusting to 48 mph…waves 22.6 feet…pressure 28.95 falling rapidly
The Water Level Observation Station at Nantucket reports tide now 5.01 feet above mean low level water…or about 2 feet above normal. The forecast at Nantucket is for the storm tide to be five feet above normal. High tides will occur between 7 and 8 p.m., at the time of maximum flodding. Coastal Flood Warnings are in effect. Storm tides will be up to 1.5 feet above flood stages. With wave action, water will break over seawalls. Roads will become impassable.
