• 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.

Farmer’s Almanac report - Mid West and South Singing times 2.

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SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
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You folks in the Mid west and South… Looks like you will be enjoying song of the Cicadas in the coming weeks.

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Trillions of Cicadas Are Emerging in Late April, 2024. See Cicada Map.

Starting in April, millions of periodical cicadas will begin emerging from the ground in the midwestern and southeastern United States. Find out what to expect: where they’ll be, how long they’ll be here, and what they're up to.
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Incoming for spring 2024: Millions of periodical cicadas! While they deafen us with sound and intimidate us with their big red eyes, cicadas are pretty good samaritans.​
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A ‘Double Brood’—Brood XIII and Brood XIX—will co-emerge, an event that happens only once every 221 years! The last time this occurred was 1803, the birth year of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Jefferson’s third year as president of the United States, and the year of the Louisiana Purchase. ​
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