storm surge

[Pete_G]

They're guessing at a 3 foot storm surge along the South Coast of RI. Coupled with astronomically high tides it should be fairly exciting along the coast later this weekend. Hopefully there isn't too much damage.

High tide is approximately 7pm on Sunday.

[ChiefLinesider]

Im a storm junkie, so I cant help but be excited to check out what mother nature has to offer.

High Wind Warning in Effect from Sunday @ 2pm to 6am Monday.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

[rirockhound]

Pete:
Because it's perigee and spring tide it would have been a 1.5m tide at newport anyways. Add another 1m and your looking at 3-3.5ft above normal high tide. Probably some flooding, beach erosion etc.. the longer it sits and stalls over LI with a SE wind/swell the more erosion and damage for us.

[kickin' bass ass]

overall what should we see for effects of the storm.in the past ive seen agood storm put the kabosh on fishing for a day or two?

[Pete_G]

4 to 7 foot waves IN the Bay? Been a while since I've seen that in a Narry Bay forecast...

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1009 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT TO
25 NM
ANZ236-160215-
/O.CON.KBOX.SR.W.0003.070415T2200Z-070416T1200Z/
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1009 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. AT THE BAY ENTRANCE...WAVES 2 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN...A CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET...
THEN RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS... INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM.

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THE BAY ENTRANCE...WAVES
6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3
NM.

MON
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AT THE BAY ENTRANCE...WAVES 9 TO 12
FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. AT THE BAY
ENTRANCE...WAVES 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN LIKELY.

TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND
3 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 6 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. SHOWERS LIKELY.

[Casting Z's]

We are all storm junkies until we see peoples furniture or decks floating down the street.
This storm has the potential of producing some serious damage to water front properties. Not a good thing for anyone!

[Pete_G]

That sustained several minute wind gust that just ripped through Middletown and Newport at approx. 11:39pm was really, REALLY intense...

I can't recall wind locally like that since one of those early 90's hurricanes.

[Frightnight]

At that time, I was tieing down my Gazebo tent on my 2nd floor deck and holding it for dear life outside last night, standing in the wind and rain, trying to keep it from blowing into my pool.

[ChiefLinesider]

Originally Posted by Casting Z's

We are all storm junkies until we see peoples furniture or decks floating down the street.
This storm has the potential of producing some serious damage to water front properties. Not a good thing for anyone!

goes without saying

[Kevin J]

that 11:30pm wind gust last night decided to dump my neighbor's 16' round trampoline (100+yards away) on my car. It also ripped thru his pvc fence like a hot knife thru butter. Anything not tied down in my neighborhood was blown far away.