NOAA has plastered heat warnings all over the East coast and much of the mid-west of the US. Actual temperatures in some areas will top 100F, but it's the heat index that will kill you, literally.
According to NOAA, the heat index is a combination of actual air temperature combined with humidity. The effect on us is; we sweat which also cools us down. But with a high heat index, the humidity slows that natural cooling down on the body. That can be dangerous.
Heat indexes will reach 110 in many areas, and that's in the shade, not direct sunlight. Those of us on a boat may not have much shade.
Our plan is simple: Shove off the mainland where the inland breeze will be baked into the 90's, and put several miles of 60 degree North Atlantic ocean between us for air conditioning. Have plenty of fresh water and block ice on board,...bring a bathing suit as a last ditch cool down plunge in the,....60 degree water.
If you're sailing in a heat warning area this weekend, what's your plan?
Sun breaks the horizon at 6 am.
According to NOAA, the heat index is a combination of actual air temperature combined with humidity. The effect on us is; we sweat which also cools us down. But with a high heat index, the humidity slows that natural cooling down on the body. That can be dangerous.
Heat indexes will reach 110 in many areas, and that's in the shade, not direct sunlight. Those of us on a boat may not have much shade.
Our plan is simple: Shove off the mainland where the inland breeze will be baked into the 90's, and put several miles of 60 degree North Atlantic ocean between us for air conditioning. Have plenty of fresh water and block ice on board,...bring a bathing suit as a last ditch cool down plunge in the,....60 degree water.
If you're sailing in a heat warning area this weekend, what's your plan?
Sun breaks the horizon at 6 am.