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Cold Front Coming: Rainy Days Will Be Followed By Fall Temps Finally Cold Front Coming: Rainy Days Will Be Followed By Fall Temps Finally
Cold Front Coming: Rainy Days Will Be Followed By Fall Temps Finally After a day or two of rain, the weather will be feeling a lot more like fall here in the Northeast, meteorologists are saying. The temps this last week have hovered somewhere around 80 with sunny skies, but that's going to change by Sunday, Oct. 8, forecasters say.  While Friday, Oct. 6 will be cloudy with patchy fog and a high near 75, a temperature change is expected overnight into Saturday, Oct. 7, as a cold front sweeps through the region, the National Weather Service says. Showers will develop Friday into Saturday before the weather turns windy and cooler.  As the rain clears, the t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hurricane Lee Won't Have Much Impact On NJ, Weather Maps Show Hurricane Lee Won't Have Much Impact On NJ, Weather Maps Show
Hurricane Lee Won't Have Much Impact On NJ, Weather Maps Show Hurricane Lee is expected to make landfall in Canada sometime over the weekend. What does that mean for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the mid-Atlantic states? Not a lot. ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BEGINNING EARLY TOMORROW... ...RISK OF WIND, COASTAL FLOODING, AND... Posted by NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Lee's most-likely course shows it will make landfall in Atlantic Canada at the end of the week, and its most significant impacts will be felt in Halifax and some of New England. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the mid-Atla…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing
Hurricane Lee Growing Larger Before Expected Northward Turn: Latest Projected Landfall Timing Hurricane Lee is growing in size before it is expected to take a sharp northerly turn by midweek. Click here for a new, updated story: Hurricane Lee Track Shift Poses Increased Threat For Northeast, Possible New England Landfall As of around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Lee is located about 550 miles south of Bermuda with 115 mile-per-hour winds. A Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, it's moving northwest at 6 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane-force winds now extend 90 miles from Lee’s center, an increase from the weekend. Some slowing…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall
Hurricane Lee Restrengthens: New Models Predict Timing, Expected Site Of Landfall Hurricane Lee has restrengthened as it is just days away from affecting a massive stretch of coastline along the East Coast. Click here for the latest update - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England As of early Monday morning, Sept. 11, Lee is located 340 miles north of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean with 120 mile-per-hour winds. Now a Category 3 storm, it's moving northwest at 7 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. It could briefly return to Category 4 status Tuesday morning, Sept. 12 before returning to Category 2 sta…

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by Joe Lombardi
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715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast 715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast
715 Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast A 715-pound shark was pinged off the coast of New Jersey this week. Tancook, a juvenile white shark, surfaced around 9:30 p.m. May 25, according to Ocearch's shark tracker. It was not immediately clear how many miles off the coast the shark was. Tancook seems to really be loving the wrecks and artificial reefs off of @CapeCanaveralFL! He's been hanging out in this region for the past week. Tancook is a 9'7" & 715lb juvenile male white shark & you can track his movements on our #SharkTracker: https://t.co/8qMyuxvIHH pic.twitter.com/1hsse5YYy2 — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) December 20, 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast 1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast
1,700 Pound Shark 'Pings' Off NJ Coast A 1,700-pound shark was tracked along the New Jersey coastline earlier this week. Mahone, a white shark, was pinged off the coast of Cape May on Dec. 7 just after 10 p.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. It was not clear how many miles Mahone was swimming off the coastline. The adult male shark measures 13 feet and 7 inches and weighs 1,701 pounds -- making him the largest male shark tagged by OCEARCH in Canadian waters. Good morning Mahone! An adult male tagged off Lunenburg, NS on Oct 1, 2020. He measures in at 13 ft 7 in 1,701 lbs (4.14 m 771.6 kg) making him the LARGEST…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LATEST ON LARRY: Larger, Stronger 'But Not Close Enough' For Concern Here LATEST ON LARRY: Larger, Stronger 'But Not Close Enough' For Concern Here
Latest ON Larry: Larger, Stronger 'But Not Close Enough' For Concern Here Hurricane Larry may be getting larger and stronger, but it isn't worth worrying about in New Jersey and surrounding states, forecasters said Sunday. "The week ahead looks to be a relatively quiet one, with one cold front coming through on Wednesday with the chance for showers or a thunderstorm late in the day," said meteorologist Joe Cioffi. "Hurricane Larry will pass east of Bermuda by a close distance but not close enough to cause any major issues. "Then it turns northeast passing south and east of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland." That means New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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1,400-Pound Shark Swimming North Along Jersey Shore 1,400-Pound Shark Swimming North Along Jersey Shore
1,400-Pound Shark Swimming North Along Jersey Shore A 1,400-pound white shark was spotted this week swimming along the New Jersey coast. Breton "pinged" off the coast of Cape May on Tuesday, July 12 just before 7 p.m., according to shark research group OCEARCH. Breton has officially started his move North! This 13ft, 1,437lb male white shark is currently off of Cape May, NJ.Follow Along with Breton's Journey: https://t.co/sWUtXM0uRc📷: @robertsnowphoto #OCEARCH #FactsOverFear #Sharks #WhiteShark #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/ydhME0wmmK — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) July 12, 2021 Sharks will "ping" when their dorsal fin is above the surface long enou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3,500-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Jersey Shore Coast 3,500-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Jersey Shore Coast
3,500-Pound Great White Shark Pinged Off Jersey Shore Coast One of the largest tagged Great White sharks was spotted off the Jersey Shore coast last weekend. Nukumi, weighing in at more than 3,500 pounds, was pinged just before 8 p.m. Saturday near the deep submarine canyons in Monmouth County, according to research group OCEARCH's tracker. The 17-foot-2-inch shark wears a tag on her dorsal fin, and had ben swimming down from the Canadian waters last week. Nukumi -- pronounced noo-goo-mee -- was tagged by nonprofit research group OCEARCH Oct. 2, while swimming off the southern coast of Nova Scotia. “When you handle an animal of this size it w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather
How’s This Forecast? No Rain, Wind, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sky Fires – Just Snugglin' Weather Tired of hurricane and tornado warnings? Had enough pictures of skies on fire? Snuggle up, folks: Our local weather expert has the perfect forecast for you. Know that nice weather we’ve been having? It’s going to continue, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. “What a beautiful day it is outside,” Cioffi said Saturday. “As an added bonus, the sky is free from smoke from the West Coast wildfires. “We have no weather issues other than a few clouds coming into the mix on Sunday,” he said. “Days will be cool and nights will be chilly into Tuesday....The radars are silent and can take a vacation sinc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane
Teddy Strengthens Over Atlantic, Expected To Be Major Hurricane Hurricane Teddy is projected to become a major hurricane and could directly hit Bermuda as it moves northwest, generating large swells expected to reach parts of the East Coast of the United States. It's now a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 miles per hour located about 625 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antillies on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. Earlier report - Teddy Upgraded To Hurricane Status, Newly Released Path Takes Storm Toward Northeast Additional strengthening is forecast to occur du…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Projected Snowfall Totals Increased As Storm Arrives Projected Snowfall Totals Increased As Storm Arrives
Projected Snowfall Totals Increased As Storm Arrives Click here for an updated story: Nor'easter Reaches 'Bomb Cyclone' Status The National Weather Service has increased projected snowfall totals for the region in an update Wednesday morning on a coastal storm moving through the Northeast that could bring blizzard conditions to extreme eastern Long Island and part of New England. In the new update, areas farther east and south could now see 4 to 6 inches of accumulation, with anywhere from 2 to 4 inches for the rest of the tristate area. (See the latest projections in image above.) It's possible that if the storm tracks farther west, the proj…

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by Joe Lombardi