Charleston Weather » hurricane season 2009 http://blog.charlestonwx.com Updates on weather events for the Charleston, SC metro area. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Eyes on Ida, impacts on Charleston http://blog.charlestonwx.com/2009/11/09/eyes-on-ida-impacts-on-charleston/ http://blog.charlestonwx.com/2009/11/09/eyes-on-ida-impacts-on-charleston/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:24:38 +0000 Jared Smith http://blog.charlestonwx.com/?p=109 Tropical Storm Ida is on its way to an early morning landfall on the Gulf Coast. As of the 1PM advisory, Ida’s packing 70 MPH winds — a generous estimate, as the storm is being sheared off from the southwest and is in cooler waters. Ida’s slowly beginning to lose its tropical characteristics, too — a condition that will accelerate as it is absorbed into a frontal system tomorrow. While Ida itself will wind down, the interaction of the storm’s low pressure center and a high pressure system to the north (which brought us beautiful weather for the weekend) is creating a tight pressure gradient, which will bring gusty winds to much of the Southeast, including Charleston. The winds will be primarily out of the east and southeast, so there is concern for elevated tides and choppy waters. Small craft advisories are in force and will likely prevail through the next several days.

The forecast is still a bit tricky on this, but for now, expect some showers to start after midnight, with a buildup of rain during the day Tuesday. If the forecast holds, the rain will gradually begin to taper off on Wednesday as the system moves offshore. Gusty winds of 15-25 MPH are possible at times, so in heavier pockets of rain visibility may become an issue. Generally, though, expect this to be a bit of a windy and rainy storm, but nothing too terribly out of the ordinary otherwise — certainly is nothing to board up over. :)

I’ll post some additional information as it comes through the weather wire during the day in the comments as we begin to get a better handle on what’s going to happen over the next two days. Stay tuned.

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