Good evening everyone. I just got back a little while ago from a trip I took to several different spots around the Garden State to see the effects of the coastal low that is moving up the Eastern Seaboard. For the most part, conditions are rather tranquil from the Watchung Mountains to Sea Bright. However, the skies are getting more overcast, and there are some sprinkles of rain. Humidity was on the rise. Wave action was fairly normal since winds were calm.

At Washington Rock in Green Brook, there was a mixture of sun and clouds with the skies mostly hazy from this vantage point. The humidity was noticeable though. Winds were calm though, and there was no rain. Getting back into the car, I traveled through Dunellen and Piscataway before reaching South Plainfield, and Route 287 South for the second leg of the journey to Waterfront Park in South Amboy. There wasn’t much difference in the conditions there either. Things were quite tranquil in the town known as the Gateway to the Jersey Shore with the exception of the increasing cloudiness and some light winds.

The last two legs of the journey were near the coast at Sandy Hook, and Sea Bright. Winds were barely noticeable, and the waves rolling into the shoreline reflected that. Driving along Route 36 South, I noticed the first signs of precipitation with sprinkles of rain coming down on the windshield. Gray skies stretched from Sandy Hook through Sea Bright to Long Branch. All in all though, the weather was uneventful. Conditions are expected to change as the low, which is slowly moving to the Northeast currently, will be pushed back toward the coast later in the week.

High pressure is going to be a key player with this storm as it will not only prevent its escape, and redirect it toward the Mid-Atlantic coast, but also create a tight pressure gradient with the low. Consequently, winds are expected to pick up along the Jersey coastline, and that will stir up the seas. According to the latest analysis from the Weather Channel’s tropical meteorologist, Steve Lyons, seas could get as high as 12 feet along Jersey beaches.

Hurricaneville will continue to monitor the progress of this low, and make another trip to the Jersey shore later this week.