Alan's Hurricane Blog- 08/28/11

It seemed all along to me that the issue was going to be more inland flooding than coastal flooding. Although make no mistake, some oceanfront flooding during the storm has occurred and back bay flooding during the day will be an issue for those residents particularly in Ocean County in spots.

But other than some leftover showers, the steady rain and strong winds are shifting out of the state now. We should actually dry out as we go through this afternoon, but it'll still be windy from the west- 30 to 40 MPH with gusts of 50 MPH certainly quite likely. It's still going to be very windy from the west this afternoon as we slowly dry out in the 70s.

Clear and much more comfortable for the nighttime hours ahead with lows back in the 50s, but lower 60s in some urban and coastal areas.

Partly to mostly sunny and pleasant tomorrow in the 70s to around 80, though it may turn cooler near the ocean for Monday.

And mostly sunny Tuesday with low humidity continuing. Low to mid 80s, but cooler at the beach.

May I say, but doesn't mean it's right, a medium range model European brings a system near the Cape Verde Islands across the Bahamas in about 10 days as a major hurricane.

We'll have to wait and see if that's correct.