Thanks to the low pressure systems just to the east of LI and off the coast of NC, we'll be seeing plenty of rain into tonight for the NY metro area, however once that NC low moves northward up the coast we'll REALLY start to winds kicking in.
Currently we're seeing Northerly winds 15-20 MPH gusting to 30 MPH, but starting around 5AM tomorrow morning those will look more like:
NYC 20-25 MPH G40
Islip 30-35 MPH G45
Montauk 30-40 MPH G50
Cape Cod 30-40 MPH G55
Currently we're seeing Northerly winds 15-20 MPH gusting to 30 MPH, but starting around 5AM tomorrow morning those will look more like:
NYC 20-25 MPH G40
Islip 30-35 MPH G45
Montauk 30-40 MPH G50
Cape Cod 30-40 MPH G55
The image above shows why as you go more east you'll have more winds for tomorrow morning. This is all due to how tight the pressure gradients are. The low with a pressure of 992mb will have the 1012mb line only 100 miles away, so around 1mb per 5 miles on average, fairly high for a non-tropical system.
So as the NY marathon starts out tomorrow morning, runners will have a very tough time for most of the race. Starting out in Staten Island and heading North, they'll have to run for 21 miles and travel through the Bronx before they can have the winds at their backs going south down 5th Avenue and through Central Park. At least they'll get their sec- okay I'll save you the pun.
I'll leave you with the map for tomorrow's race.
-Mike Merin
So as the NY marathon starts out tomorrow morning, runners will have a very tough time for most of the race. Starting out in Staten Island and heading North, they'll have to run for 21 miles and travel through the Bronx before they can have the winds at their backs going south down 5th Avenue and through Central Park. At least they'll get their sec- okay I'll save you the pun.
I'll leave you with the map for tomorrow's race.
-Mike Merin