What is a Warning and Watch:
Hurricane Warning Area: Possible landfall predicted within 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

Hurricane Watch Area: Possible landfall predicted within 36 hours. Interests in both watch and warning areas should follow recommendations from their local emergency management officials.

Be ready for a hurricane. Power and water outages following the storm could be extensive.
If the storm is coming your way, you should have the following:
1: Several gallons of bottled drinking water
2: A bathtub full of water for sanitary purposes
3: Flashlights with plenty of spare batteries
4: A radio that operates on batteries
5: Non perishable food supplies (and a can-opener)
6: A full tank of gas in the car
7: Cash (No power - - No ATMs)

In preparation, board up windows and bring in all yard furniture. Secure movable objects/boats/grills/etc. that can not be brought inside.

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WHAT IS STORM SURGE?

WHAT IS ZULU TIME?

MARINE FORECAST FOR HYANNIS AREA
Marine forecast for southern New England.

ANIMATED WEATHER MAP OF BOSTON AND NORTH EAST
A beautiful weather map, in motion, of the North East

NEXRAD (WSR-88D) Imagery of New England
NEXRAD is an acronym for "Next Generation of Weather Radar"  originally tested during the 1980s. These Doppler radar systems,
are also known as WSR-88D (Weather Surveillance Radar - 1988 Doppler)

THE WEATHER CHANNEL has bunches o' fun weather stuff but takes forever to load.
If you like weather, and you do, its worth the wait...

USA TODAY'S HURRICANE INFORMATION PAGE
Find just about anything you want to know about hurricanes including info and warnings
for current storms.

NASA PICS OF HURRICANES

TIDE CALCULATOR This is an excellent tide calculator. Calculate week or month of tides for a specific site.

TIDE CHART The Maine Harbors Charts...calculates entire month for specific areas.

DISTANCE CALCULATOR Calculate the distance between any two cities.
(A hurricane off St. John, USVI traveling  N - NNE at 15 mph.  will reach Boston in 4.5 days if all conditions remain favorable)