Saturday, October 25, 2008

October 25, 2008: Windy! (Plus rain)


Sometimes, the best way to forecast the weather is through the birds. For example, the pigeons in Journal Square area of Jersey City were flying deliriously, and that meant one thing -- the weather is going to be bad.

If you go outside, you'll feel the strong gust of wind, which will lead to rain later this afternoon till evening.

Don't believe me? Well, below's the National Weather Service Advisory:

Wind Advisory for Hudson County, NJ
from 6 pm EDT, Sat., Oct. 25, 2008 until 12 am EDT, Sun., Oct. 26, 2008

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
5 pm EDT, Sat., Oct. 25, 2008

… WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME SOUTH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST RIGHT ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL EXPOSURES… AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT… AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH… OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH… ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
More Information

… STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT…

.THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS IN COASTAL SECTIONS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.