Category: Cape Ann Weather

Marine Forecast ….
Gale Warning!
Wind Advisory Noon – Midnight
South -South West Winds to 55mph!
Isolated Power outages Possible.
Flood Watch in Effect 1-3″ Expected..
Tuesday S wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Tuesday Night S wind 23 to 26 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Patchy fog between 7pm and 8pm, then Patchy fog after 11pm. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Bummed that we didn’t get to see the “Full Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse ! Next one is October 8th 2014…Hope we can view that one if weather cooperates …
Video Cast….

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At 2:00 Am Tuesday April 15th the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse will begin .. The best viewing is from 3:00 am to 4:00 am … The Moon will have a Pinkish look to it at the start of the Eclipse then go to a Blood Red look .. Almost scary if u ask me …
Some religious groups and beliefs , believe that horrible things can happen during such an event .
As in apocalypse / earthquakes / war / insanity … It’s also believed that pets / wild animals can be affected by such a Eclipse …
I don’t buy any of it , in fact I welcome it and it’s beauty even if it does look scary … How ever the Bible does talk about “Blood Moon” and the signs they bring … But again let’s enjoy and not worry and hopefully get sum great pics weather permitting .. I do believe there will be sum clouds blocking it out from time to time … How ever there is a slim chance it will make an appearance ..
So fingers crossed and enjoy the show !! I’ll be up at 2am down GHB hoping to grab sum good shots to share with u … Here’s sum pics as to what to expect very late tonight wee hours of Tuesday am ….thanks for viewing …..
GMG
Weatherman
Peter Lovasco

Marine Forecast…
Small Craft Advisory …
Mon S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Mon Night S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Today warm front lifts north of our region , then mostly sunny skies temps soar into the mid to upper 70’s except cooler at south facing beaches .. Highs in Gloucester around 66-72° .. With a strong southerly to south westerly wind 15-25 mph and gusty . Monday night increasing clouds with Lows in the 50’s .. Continued strong south to south westerly winds 20-30mph with higher gusts …Tuesday rain heavy at times after 1 pm , temps mild in the 50’s with strong south west winds in excess of 30mph at times .. 1-2″ rains expected .. Tuesday night turns colder with rain possibly mixing with sleet or wet snow flakes ending Wednesday morning ..lows Tuesday night in the 30’s to lower 40’s and very windy…
Water temps 44°
UV INDEX 7

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Marine Forecast….
Fri SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt…diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri Night SW winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.

Video Cast…..

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Marine Forecast…
Thu SW winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Thu Night SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.

Today mostly sunny warm highs in the lower 60’s possibly cooling to the 50’s at the shore in the afternoon.. South west winds 15-20mph … Thursday night increasing clouds with a chance of some showers well after midnight .. Lows in the 40’s with a gusty south , south east wind 15-25mph and higher gusts to 35-40mph very possible….

Hourly Forecast…

Marine Forecast ….
Wed NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed Night NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt… Becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Today Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50’s .. North West winds 15-20mph… Tonight mostly clear lows in the 30’s to lower 40’s with a light North West Wind around 10 mph …
Hourly Forecast…

Marine Forecast …
Small Craft Advisory through Tuesday Evening…
Tue S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Tue Night W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Tuesday’s Video Forecast…

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Marine Forecast….
Small Craft Advisory Through Sunday Afternoon with Gusty Winds…
Today W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tonight W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Sun W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt… Diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sun Night SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Weekend Forecast morning fog , late morning clearing and sunshine 50’s .. Tonight temps fall into the upper 30’s to mid 40’s… Sunday mostly sunny 55-60°… West winds 10-20mph…. Sunday night temps in the 40’s…
Have a Great Weekend…. Thanks for viewing …
GMG
Weatherman
Peter Lovasco

Marine Forecast …
Fri NE winds around 10 kt…becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
Fri Night E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Friday mostly sunny in the morning with an increasing threat of showers as we go later into the evening Highs in the low 40’s at the shore with a slight onshore wind variable 5-15mph!
Friday night wet/damp/raw lows in the upper 30’s with patches of fog! Se winds 15-20mph ….

Hourly Forecast….

Marine Forecast ..
Wed NE winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wed Night S winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Today Sunny with a few clouds 45-50° degrees .. Cooler along the shore with a light north east wind 5-10 mph becoming SE 5-10mph later in the afternoon .. Wednesday night partly cloudy not as cold lows 35-40° degrees with a light and variable wind…

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Marine Forecast …
GALE WARNING!
Mon N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog. A chance of rain and sleet. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon Night N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of snow…sleet and rain.

Today mostly cloudy with periods or rain mixed with snow and sleet highs in the 30’s to lower 40’s … NE winds 25-35 mph with gusts over 45-50mph..
Monday Night rain / snow / sleet coming to a end lows in the upper 20’s to 30’s .. NE winds 20-30mph gusts over 45mph!!

I had the opportunity today to do a Live Stream From the Blue Shutters Inn on Nautilus Rd right on GHB… Also was welcomed inside the Shutter Inn and sat down with Ed Comer one of the Inn’s Owners … We talked about what else , the Weather of course 🙂 Ed had a lot of great stories to share with me and a very interesting guy .. I enjoyed my talk and time with Ed , and look forward to many more with the Blue Shutters Inn … Thanks Again Ed For Having me , u made me feel at home there.. 🙂 so I took some pics of the inside and I’d like to share them with u …. First pic Ed Comer my new good Friend …..

Pictures of the inside of this Beautiful Inn on the Beach.. I’m telling u if you’re ever gonna visit Gloucester and need a Place to stay , u must experience The Blue Shutter’s Inn … The people are great , the staff is great .. must check it out ! Oh and the views are terrific !
Live stream recorded Earlier..
http://m.ustream.tv/recorded/45585183

http://www.blueshuttersbeachside.com/
We’re just steps from Good Harbor Beach in picturesque Gloucester…

Not much flooding occurred at midday high tide , took a quick video cast to share with u . More concerned with tonight’s tide and Monday’s with cutoff LP south of us spinning in and generating a NE fetch off the ocean .. Rain should let up now with a return tonight and Monday , with colder air being drawn down from the north can’t rule out some snow shower activity getting involved as LP slowly moves off to the east ….
Also NE winds will begin to pick up late today and strengthen through Monday !

Pics from today’s High tide..

Marine Weekend Forecast…
Sat NW winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sat Night NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun NE winds 10 to 15 kt…becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun Night N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain.

Weekend Forecast ……
Sun and clouds  early Saturday then it goes all down hill from there.. Temps drop through the 40’s late Sat aft with heavy rains Saturday Night and Sunday … Lows Saturday Night around 37-43 degrees .. Sunday’s highs in the low 40’s cool and raw with periods of rain..
Winds begin to pick up later Saturday afternoon and ESP Saturday Night through Sunday from the NE at 25-35mph sustained with gusts close to 50mph!
Depending on the position and strength of the low pressure system winds could be stronger then what I’m currently forecasting …Cut off low pressure will be trapped in the upper levels off our coastline south of Cape Cod due to the developing Blocking going on up in the North Atlantic . The “Greenland Block ” .. Via thanks to my pal Anthony for sharing this great graph ..

We also need to watch for excessive tide cycles with an onshore fetch for more then 48hrs .. Piling waves and water up on the coastline cycle after cycle .. Coastal Flooding will become a concern across Eastern Ma Coastal Communities minor to perhaps moderate with significant beach erosion also possible .. So something to watch very carefully ..

As Far as QPF amounts go , looking at a Widespread 2-4″ of rain with isolated locally higher amounts possible …

Worst Saturday Night Into Sunday …

Now the Wintery Aspect to this storm ..Will be carefully watching colder air drawing south Sunday Night and Monday from Northern New England and SE Canada .. It’s this cold air that may change our rain over to sleet then snow Sunday Night into Monday … Early guess would be for me to call for 2-4″ of snow , but that’s being premature and I need to see if there will be any precipitation left over on the back side of our departing low pressure system .. If it departs at all ..

No panic this isn’t a block buster or powerful storm / but it will be strong and we have managed much stronger storms then what this one will bring !
Thanks again for viewing …
Have a Great Weekend !
GMG
Weatherman
Peter Lovasco

Marine Forecast…
GALE WARNING ! through early Evening!
Fri S winds 10 to 15 kt…increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Fri Night SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt… Becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Video Cast ….

Hourly Forecast…

Marine Forecast
Storm Warning
Hurricane Force Wind Warning much further off shore !
Wed N winds 25 to 35 kt…becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Areas of blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed Night NW winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt… Diminishing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Light freezing spray likely.

Major Powerful Nor’Easter just missing us by 100 miles … For the worsts impacts …that Being said some light snow showers will occur with 1-2″ possible . North east winds 25-35 with gusts over 50-55mph expected highs in the 30’s… Winds turn North late day 20-30 mph with gusts to 50-55mph..
Wednesday Night clearing temps drop down into the 20’s busy NW winds gusting to 35-40 mph…

So we missed the big one ! But that’s a good thing , because this would of been very damaging had it gotten closer to us .. we warm up Friday close to 60 degrees .. And looks like a wet cool raw weekend … More later have a great day .. Thanks for viewing …
GMG
Weatherman
Peter Lovasco

Marine Forecast …
Tue SW winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
Tue Night SE winds 10 to 15 kt…becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Video Cast…

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Marine Forecast…
Mon NW winds 15 to 20 kt…diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Mon Night NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt… Becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Forecast… Today will see mostly sunny skies with frigid temps for Spring 20’s will do it .. North West winds 10-15mph… Monday night
Very cold lows in the teens with a west wind 10-15mph …clear skies and wind chills in the single digits . Tuesday sun first thing in the morning will fade by late morning early afternoon in response to storm system coming up from the south . Highs in the 30’s with light south winds 5-10mph.. Clouds continue to increase late day with a few flurries possible .
Tuesday night overcast with temps in the 20’s to lower 30’s late night snows possible …North East Winds gusting 25-30mph !
Wednesday is the big storm or big miss? Lots of questions over the weekend as this storm system has potential to be epic and dangerous. Most models ECMWF / GFS / CMC / UKMET / SERFS / RPM all appear now to be further offshore with phasing and track .. How ever the intensity and closeness of the upper levels and 500mb to our coast are cause for alarm.. This storm is forecasted to “BOMB” off our coast by 150-200 miles down to 940’s mb’s .. When storms reach this much intensity they some times wobble west or loop north west . We need to be weary on this exact track as any change in track by 50 miles or so could mean a whole different impact to our area…
As of now I’m seeing a light impact 2-5″ of snow fall I’m predicting for Cape Ann , most for Gloucester / Rockport .. Winds will be NE sustained 25-30mph with gusts to 45 at least …Coastal flooding very minor with splash over on the Wednesday AM high tide …. Let’s thank our lucky stars that this monster is primarily a miss , with worst of storm over CC the Islands and far SE Mass coast …

Of course there’s still 48 hrs for models to change or trend back west once again . As long as this Monster stays out of the 40N 70W Bench Mark then will be speared . Keep this thought however in you’re minds.. Storms this intense can and do have surprises with them and again with 500mb and upper level low close by to our coast I can not rule out a closer track . Marginal for error is 50-100 miles … So any deviation to the left or north west and then we get into the meat of the beast with Hurricane Force Winds and 1-2′ ft of snow along with Major Coastal Flooding…
Thanks for viewing…
Peter Lovasco
GMG
Weatherman

Marine Forecast…
Gale Watch…
Sat S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt…increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sat Night W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt… Diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Video Cast ….

Weather Maps / Graphs from my bud Anthony Siciliano .. We are in constant contact with one another regarding model data and winter storms / tropical season .. Thanks again Anthony… Great graphs and maps.. Folks he’s the best around as far as graphs / maps and forecasting goes for the south shore area.. Glad to have him on my side 🙂 ..
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Marine Forecast…
Small Craft Advisory
Thu S winds 10 to 15 kt…becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Thu Night W winds 10 to 15 kt…increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Morning showers with clouds / late day sunshine highs 55-60 degrees!
Thursday Night temps in upper 30’s to lower 40s….
K folks that’s all I got …  .. Catch ya later … Have a great Thursday ….

Thanks for viewing …
Peter Lovasco
GMG
Weatherman