• 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.

Invest 95L --> TD #2 --> TS Beryl --> H Beryl --> Texas Alert!

JamesG161

JamesG161

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Feb 14, 2014
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Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Oh My Gosh! that buoy . normally updates every TEN minutes.

Now offline for 2 hours :yikes::yikes:

Dammit Jim...
 
smokey73

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Oct 26, 2010
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Hunter 40.5 Beaufort, SC
Interesting, the current path on Windy with the European model has it going right over the Nuclear Plant near Bay City Texas (South Texas Nuclear Power Station, just off of Matagorda Bay). They are designed for these but it always exciting.
 
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WayneH

WayneH

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Jan 22, 2008
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Tartan 37 287 Pensacola, FL
Well, Beryl missed me but I have a sailing friend who lives on Matagorda Bay. He wasn't really concerned about the storm or the surge as his house is up on the bluff about 12 feet above MLLW. But he is so far away from a large town that his area will be nearly last for restoring electricity if there is damage to the lines near his house.

In other news, my kids are in the Houston area and still have lights at this time.
 
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