11:00am Update – Hurricane Sandy Strengthens Again

The 11:00am advisory from the National Hurricane Center is in and Air Force Hurricane Hunter Aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to 90mph. Sandy’s current latitude is a little south of Ocean City, about 205 miles southeast of Atlantic City, NJ.

The storm is moving north-northwest at 18mph and a turn to the northwest is expected soon, then turning to the west-northwest tonight. This would put the storm inland just south of the New Jersey coast tonight.

Minimum central pressure is 943mb (27.85″). For comparison, the 1938 New England hurricane was the strongest to ever hit the Northeast. That storm’s lowest pressure was 938mb and was a Category 3 at landfall.

Sandy is beginning to transition to a post-tropical storm and as it does, further strengthening is possible.

Conditions will continue to deteriorate throughout the day today as Sandy approaches.

Expect winds to continue to increase and gust to near 70mph by tonight. This wind will continue through tomorrow morning before Sandy begins to move northward through Pennsylvania and away from our area.