TROPICAL STORM WARNING

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR CAPE AND ISLANDS. DO NOT GO IN THE OCEAN TODAY OR TOMORROW. Hurricane Bill will pass between 125 and 150 miles east of the cape early Sunday morning. Showers and heavy thunderstorm with winds gusting over 50 MPH at times can be expected.  Here in Boston expect some showers from Bill, and winds gusting to around 25-30 MPH. However, a slight shift in the track would bring damaging winds to the Cape and gusts to 40 MPH in Boston. Waves will continue to increase to up to 15-20 FT by tonight. Currently waves are around 10 ft off the coast. Also, some outreaching bands from Bill are beginning to effect Nantucket this afternoon.  Make sure to bring in all loose objects if you are on the Cape or islands. I will have another update on the Hurricane tonight. 

Other alerts: Flood advisory for Middlesex county in effect until 345 this afternoon. 

High surf advisory in effect for any east and south facing beaches south of Boston due to Hurricane Bill.

Local forecast: 

Today: Partly sunny with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid, high 86. Southeast winds 10-15 mph, with gusts to near 20. Stronger winds on the cape. 

Tonight: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. Rain,

windy and very humid. Low 72. NE winds of 30-40 with gusts to 50 MPH+ on the cape. E winds of 10-20 with gusts to 30 mph  for Boston and points northward along the coast. Little wind outside of 128 from Hurricane Bill. West of 128: good chance of showers and thunderstorms as a cold front approaches from the west. Some thunderstorms from front may contain small hail 

Sunday: Rain on the cape until about noon. Winds diminishing after 10 AM. Rain over in Boston by mid morning from Hurricane Bill. A good chance of a heavy thunderstorm from the approaching cold front in the afternoon.  Humid. High 81. 

Note: I am headed to the Vineyard tomorrow, I will be able to update my blog a soon as I arrive. Feel free to email any questions you have about the storm at nolobaseball@gmail.com