Originally Posted by ddrost1

having lived in the PHL area for 12 years and in north FL for 5, I can tell you that based on the current position of the storm is it exceedingly unlikely that the eastern seaboard will get more than a glancing blow from this, at least south of Cape Cod. the storm is already too far east to make that coastal sweep under any normal jet stream pattern. now that being said, there is a blocking ridge over the Atlantic right now that -- if it doesn't break down the with the next passing front -- could steer the storm further west...furthermore, as Irene showed, the region north of the Delmarva has a terrible ability to deal with this type of event. I think we'll have a better idea by Friday morning of the exact effects in NYC/BOS corridor.