• Sailing is all about the Weather.

    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.

Disturbance --> PTC 16 --> Tropical Storm Ophelia

JamesG161

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,708
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Forecasting this...
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Jim...

PS: Fast moving North at 9 mph:clap:
 
Davidasailor26

Davidasailor26

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May 17, 2004
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Beneteau Oceanis 37 Havre de Grace
Doesn’t look like much of a dangerous storm, but enough to rain out the weekend of east coast sailors. :confused:
 
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capta

capta

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Jun 4, 2009
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Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
Davidasailor26 said:
Doesn’t look like much of a dangerous storm, but enough to rain out the weekend of east coast sailors. :confused:
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It might seem very insignificant, unless you need to travel into the Gulfstream around Cape Hatteras or to the Bahamas or back. With northerly winds running 25 knots or more, and the current running north, it is a "killer" storm to the unwary sailor.
 
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JamesG161

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,708
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Making Land fall now at 60 MPH max winds, near Emerald Isle, North Carolina!

Tropical Storm Ophelia [ In Greek means "Help" ]

Stay safe!

Dammit Jim...
 
JamesG161

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
7,708
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Power Outages starting on the First Day of Fall. At least TS Ophelia brings in cooler weather.

We hope you stay safe @kappykaplan :pray:

Plus all the others here too.

Dammit Jim...
 
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