The storm is starting to get real. Although we are hundreds of miles from the eye of the hurricane, the storm is in fact ~1000 miles wide and affecting most of the northeast of the US. We are now feeling 30-40mph winds and expected to get gusts to 70mph.
I just went to the marina to check the dock lines and all looks good so far. You can see even in our marina, which is considered to be highly protected, we are getting significant wave action. At the entrance to the harbor 20 foot waves are expected.
New York City and New Jersey are going to be hit hard. Although winds are lower than with Katrina, the width of the storm, the density of population, the surge of water, a full moon tonight together with the fact that the hurricane will join with the jet stream will make this a "perfect storm".
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