# East Coast Storm

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/east-coast-storm/2994>\
**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [December 18, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/east-coast-storm/2994 "2009-12-18T08:51:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fredwx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fredwx/32/3873_2.png) [@fredwx](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fredwx)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/east-coast-storm/2994/1 "2009-12-18T08:51:25Z")

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The developing low over the Southeastern States is forecast to deepen rapidly bringing heavy snow to much of the Middle Atlantic States northeastward into Southern New England. Gale to Storm force winds and seas will accompany this system as it moves off shore possibly reaching hurricane force to the southwest of the storm center on Sunday.

[Surface Analyis](http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/UA/USA_East.gif)

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**Author:** ![steelbeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@steelbeach](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/steelbeach)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/east-coast-storm/2994/2 "2009-12-19T01:23:12Z")

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YOIKS/YIKES !!!. Early start to a long series of aggravation.

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**Author:** ![richard8000milesaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@richard8000milesaway](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/richard8000milesaway)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/east-coast-storm/2994/3 "2009-12-19T17:04:16Z")

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there is nothing quite as satisfying as watching a snowy pre-christmas Nor’Easter blow through my home waters while I sit here in the antipodes dealing with the South Atlantic High and its occassional gusts up to 10 knots.  
damn, I love this career.