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ERIKA. ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A GORGEOUS DAY HERE ON FALMOUTH HARBOR. NOT TOO FAR FROM VINEYARD SOUND, BUT THERE’S A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE THE STORM ARRIVES HERE LATE FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE WEEKEND AND SURFERS WILL BE LOOKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG SURF. AND THAT’S CONCERNING TO NANTUCKET POLICE CHIEF BILL PITMAN. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS, IS REALLY THE RIP CURRENTS. THAT’S THE BIG THING BECAUSE WE’VE GOT A LOT OF OPEN BEACH OUT THERE WITHOUT LIFEGUARD PROTECTION, RIP CURRENTS HAPPEN WHEN SWELLS COME INTO THE BEACH WITH NOWHERE TO GO AND THEY PULL SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA AND THE CHIEF HAS THIS WARNING TO EVEN STRONG SWIMMERS THIS WEEKEND. THEY FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN THE WATER. YOU KNOW, THAT IS ALL GOOD AND WELL UNTIL YOU’RE OVERPOWERED BY IT. BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU DO GET IN TROUBLE, PUBLIC SAFETY REALLY IS HAS A VERY LIMITED TOOL BAG IN WHICH TO HELP YOU. OUT. SOME TOWNS ON THE CAPE ARE GETTING READY WITH SANDBAGS. IF HEAVY RAINS COME IN WITH THE STORM, I THINK WE’RE IN GOOD SHAPE. WE’RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT TO SEA AND IT’LL MAKE PUT US IN BETTER SHAPE. BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE’LL WE’RE GOOD. WE’RE READY FOR IT. THERE’S AN OLD SAYING ON NANTUCKET, IF IT HADN’T BLOWN DOWN YET, IT PROBABLY WON’T. SPEAKING OF NANTUCKET, THERE ARE DOZENS OF WEDDINGS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEKEND ON NANTUCKET AND MARTHA’S VINEYARD. THERE ARE TRAVEL DELAYS EXPECTED. IT WOULD BE SMART TO KEEP AN EYE BOTH ON FERRY AND FLIGHT SCHEDU
Tracking Hurricane Lee: The latest maps, models and videos
After several days of torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a tornado, New England is preparing for something more dangerous lurking offshore — Hurricane Lee. Video above: Cape Cod preparing for possible wind, waves from LeeHere's a look at the latest models and how people are getting prepared for the storm's arrival.LATEST CONELATEST MODELSPreparing for the stormResidents along the Massachusetts coast are preparing for Hurricane Lee, which is expected to impact the region early Saturday.Some towns on the Cape are getting ready with sandbags. If heavy rains come in with the storm.Paul Kaufman, who's owned his home in Marshfield for 38 years, told sister station WCVB he's been through enough storms to know what to do to get ready for wild weather."We're up high, so I'm not nearly as worried as I once was when we were on the ground, but still, just prudent. I mean, you have property, you value it, you take a few steps to secure it," he said.Boat owners up and down the New England coast are pulling their vessels out of the water, and residents who live along the coast are also on alert.On Wednesday, many boat owners at Taylor Point Marina in Buzzards Bay pulled their vessels out of the water."It's mostly the wind. It throws them around like dice in a cup, for lack of a better term," said boat owner Chantale Kyle-Garmin. "Then if it gets crushed up, we can't use it. It has to get repaired and then that takes time. Then we lose time in the water." In Boston, the National Weather Service warns that a storm surge of up to 2 feet is possible within surge-prone areas from early Saturday morning through that afternoon. Winds in the region are expected to be between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph, powerful enough to blow objects around or knock down some trees or limbs. Some rain is also in the forecast. The Boston Police and Fire Departments are standing by to respond to storm-related emergencies. Boston EMS is also planning to support those who rely on electronic medical devices in the event of a power outage.
After several days of torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a tornado, New England is preparing for something more dangerous lurking offshore — Hurricane Lee.
Video above: Cape Cod preparing for possible wind, waves from Lee
Here's a look at the latest models and how people are getting prepared for the storm's arrival.
LATEST CONE
LATEST MODELS
Preparing for the storm
Residents along the Massachusetts coast are preparing for Hurricane Lee, which is expected to impact the region early Saturday.
Some towns on the Cape are getting ready with sandbags. If heavy rains come in with the storm.
Paul Kaufman, who's owned his home in Marshfield for 38 years, told sister station WCVB he's been through enough storms to know what to do to get ready for wild weather.
"We're up high, so I'm not nearly as worried as I once was when we were on the ground, but still, just prudent. I mean, you have property, you value it, you take a few steps to secure it," he said.
Boat owners up and down the New England coast are pulling their vessels out of the water, and residents who live along the coast are also on alert.
On Wednesday, many boat owners at Taylor Point Marina in Buzzards Bay pulled their vessels out of the water.
"It's mostly the wind. It throws them around like dice in a cup, for lack of a better term," said boat owner Chantale Kyle-Garmin. "Then if it gets crushed up, we can't use it. It has to get repaired and then that takes time. Then we lose time in the water."
In Boston, the National Weather Service warns that a storm surge of up to 2 feet is possible within surge-prone areas from early Saturday morning through that afternoon. Winds in the region are expected to be between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph, powerful enough to blow objects around or knock down some trees or limbs. Some rain is also in the forecast.
The Boston Police and Fire Departments are standing by to respond to storm-related emergencies. Boston EMS is also planning to support those who rely on electronic medical devices in the event of a power outage.
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