I believe this was taken by a friend of mine in Jamaica. He is the British Ambassador there. Very nice example of the edge of Hurricane Isaac and two pressure systems meeting. Tons of rain on the right side of the image.
Big into the exploration of Atlantic Hurricanes since Katrina came uninvited into his world, James (Jim) Gurley (JamesG161) has followed every Tropical Storm birthed in Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean waters since. Being a boater, he knows that we often need more time to prepare than we get from the TV weather folk. Jim relies on the science of storm development to share early warning info with friends and fellow boaters.
Early in 2018, Jim and John Shepard, (JSSailem) started to chat about the weather data available. John asked Jim to help forecast Pacific NW storms, and this morphed into discussions on weather forecasting.For John, sailing in the PNW is sometimes hit and miss. One day is ugly, then a string of beautiful days but no wind, followed by a series of blue-sky days and 12 knot breezes. Being ready for those great sailing days means you need to look to the Pacific Ocean and what is brewing. John has been into Pacific NW Weather since the 1970’s when his first PNW November storm hit bringing more than 40 days and 40 nights of continual rain.
Together we want to share information, new APPs, safety, and thoughts about letting the weather help you. Identify some of the resources for sailors and help prepare you for your next sailboat outing.It is far better to go out on the water knowing what to expect in weather terms, than to be out on the water and see dark ominous clouds suddenly appear, unprepared.
If you have to sail through it, don't take your sails down completely if you have the reefing points. Otherwise, you are completely at the mercy of wind and waves. A good internal auxiliary motor is a big plus here. Above all, keep headway. Oh yeah, brown pants are good too.Have seen that kind of wall cloud a couple of times on the gulf coast.. It means that if you have not reduced a LOT of sail or taken them down completely, ya gonna have some trouble!.
Yes you areya gonna have some trouble!.
Isaac was never a hurricane.I doubt that first picture is a hurricane.
From a sailing couple with 35 years in charter:one would have to take serious evasive action.