• 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.

Sun Images during a Solar Eclipse.

jssailem

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The sun has fascinated life on this planet since the first ooze emerged from the swamp. Solar eclipses are a rare and special event to observe. Even more special is when one of these events happens and the path of totality passes right over a number of major solar observatories filled with scientists who specialize in studies of the sun.

On 2 July 2019, a beautiful total solar eclipse was visible from Chile and Argentina and provided a good though brief opportunity to study the solar corona around the solar disk. The corona is the outer atmosphere of the Sun, visible as a whitish glow surrounding the obscured Sun.

Here are two recent published images. The enhanced and filtered images give a rare look at the suns corona.

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If interested in reading more, here is a link to the source. STCE - Newsletter
 
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JamesG161

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Also note that Picture was one year ago, when the Magnetic Poles of the Sun were balanced [or neutral]. Balance is shown in the picture by the middle corona streams.

Our Sun has never been this long in Magnetic Neutral, since 300 years ago.

Oh yeah, so what?

1) When the Sun Has a strong North and South Pole, we have major solar storms. Disrupting Satellites GPS, Cell Phones, weather monitors, etc.
2) Less Solar Radiation is adsorbed by Oceans and Land.
3) The Earth's Magnetic Field begins to wander freely. Noted that our North Pole is moving rapidity into Siberia now.
4) The Plates of the Earth are allow to shift without Solar magnetic field influence.
5) Cosmic Radiation, which is normally shielded for the Earth by our Magnetic Pole Sun, increases dramatically. This seed clouds for more Rain.

These are just a few of these low Magnetic Pole effects.
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Our boats run totally on Solar Power.
Our Sun is the key for life on Earth.
The Sun is the main energy driver of our weather patterns.
Our Oceans are the buffer to reduce wild Solar effects.
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Our 2020 Hurricane season is greatly effected by this Different Sun. More to come on this Season soon, in this Forum.

Jim...

PS: Low Sun Spot count means less Solar Activity. The Sun's poles flip North to South in a ≈11 year cycle. We are beginning...
Solar Cycle 25
 
Johnb

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I can attest to the fact that solar eclipses have a profound effect on human behavior. After sleeping overnight in our car to watch the 2017 eclipse in Oregon we took 14 hours to drive 100 miles back toward California.
At the start folks were pulling off the road and going behind trees to pee. After about 6 hours any waist high bush sufficed. By the end of the day blades of grass were deemed suitable cover.
Some may view this as a breakdown of civilization but to me it is a return to acceptance of ones inherent nature
 
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