Broken record time again.
But hey, we are in the midst of the Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Strange thing is, what’s coming this weekend isn’t even a tropical cyclone. Actually, it’s more of a winter-type storm – a nor’easter that’s forecast to bring high winds and moderate to heavy flooding.
High wind gusts, according to Thursday morning’s briefing by the National Weather Center’s Wakefield office, are going to cause most of the problems.
Combine some significant rain with a harvest moon’s King Tide and fierce northeasterly wind gusts that could push 60 mph, and you have all the elements in place for a nasty time in the boating world.
Computer models are in line with the low staying off the coast.
The worst – as of Thursday – is forecast to start Saturday night and run through late Sunday.
Back Bay, Currituck Sound, and rivers and creeks leading into both, should be spared from the flooding aspect of the system, as they tend to have water pushed out of the region during northeasterly blows.
Depending on the exact direction and forward speed, everything basically is in place for a couple of days to sit in front of the fireplace.
Beach erosion is practically definite. Many of the “on-the-edge” beach houses in Buxton and Rodanthe on the Outer Banks can be expected to join the nine other homes that collapsed into the sea last weekend.
All that said, make sure you have everything in place to protect your vessel – especially if it is moored somewhere in South Hampton Roads.
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