And here you go. The storm was still over the ocean with winds well over hurricane-force, but was no longer a hurricane:
quote:POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012 700 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
...SANDY BECOMES POST-TROPICAL... ...CENTER EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...
SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...39.1N 74.4W ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ENE OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM S OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES
AS INDICATED IN THE 5 PM DISCUSSION...SATELLITE...RADAR...AND AIRCRAFT DATA INDICATE THAT SANDY HAS CONTINUED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. NHC IS NOW DESIGNATING SANDY AS A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE. IN ADDITION...THE MAXIMUM WINDS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY AND ARE NOW NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H.
This conversation really needs to be in the pub or cooler...LOL. -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein
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