• 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.

Winter Cold Snap

Feb 14, 2014
7,399
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
If you notice, most coastal areas are being protected by our Solar Energy collecting Oceans.
Wed evening...
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Don't worry this is Monday's forecast...
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What me worry? High of 80° within a week.

Time to sail soon...:)
Jim...
 
Feb 17, 2006
5,274
Lancer 27PS MCB Camp Pendleton KF6BL
Yeah, but those solar collectors are heating up the atmosphere. We are due for some serious rain fall tomorrow then ALL DAY Saturday. When that is done, it will move east for some more snow fall.
 
Aug 1, 2011
3,972
Catalina 270 255 Wabamun. Welcome to the marina
Good to see that Monday puts us back in the deep freeze where we usually are in February.
 
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Sep 20, 2014
1,320
Rob Legg RL24 Chain O'Lakes
It was so cold, the remote start on my Jeep rejected me. Hit the button, and it just beeped back, but would not even try to start. turned the key and it started find. Evidently below a certain temperature, they disable the remote start.