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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.
Tropical Storm Lala ---> Hurricane Lala
- Thread starter JamesG161
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Hurricane Lala Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI CP012026
Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1000 AM HST Sat Aug 15 2026
...LALA CONTINUES ITS APPROACH TOWARD THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...
...1000 AM HST (2000 UTC) POSITION UPDATE...
A sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h) and a gust of 64 mph (102
km/h) was recently reported at an observation site near South
Point around 550 feet elevation.
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM HST...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 155.2W
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM SSE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM SE OF HONOLULU HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES