• 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.

Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris is now the name of a Pacific Hurricane.

Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
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NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy captured the images from the International Space Station. (Chris Cassidy/NASA)

Forming quickly over the past 96 hours, Genevieve has gone from Tropical Depression to Tropical Storm and now Genevieve is a category 3 hurricane off the West coast of Mexico.

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The NHC Forecast for Genevieve

NOAA’s NHC forecast noted, “Gradual weakening is forecast over the next couple of days, but Genevieve is expected to remain a strong hurricane while it passes west of the southern Baja California peninsula. A turn toward the northwest is expected this afternoon or tonight, with this motion continuing through Friday night. On the forecast track, the center of Genevieve is expected to move near but just southwest of the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula tonight and Thursday, and move away from the peninsula on Friday.”

Moving towards the NNW as about 9 mph, sailors should listen to local forecasts regarding high winds and seas as the storm moves along the Baja coast.
 
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Feb 14, 2014
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Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Looks like the Caribbean is passing its heat energy across the Isthmus to the Pacific.

Hopefully for less damage to the West Coast.

Look for more of this type behavior, since we have very strong Trade Winds now.
Jim...
 
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