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Thread: OMG OMG! (Hurricane Bill)
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08-25-2009, 06:20 PM #51
Looks like a nice trajectory. A bit tight for NE, but beggars can not be choosers.
All this tropics talk is giving me fond memories of Gabriela. She was a true gem. Cat 5 that retrograded into the Gulf of Maine. Hugeness ensued.
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08-25-2009, 06:36 PM #52
ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE AREA
OF DISTURBED WEATHER ABOUT 350 MILES NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
FOUND A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BUT DID NOT FIND A CLOSED
CIRCULATION. HOWEVER...THE AIRCRAFT DID REPORT GALE-FORCE WINDS IN
THE AREA. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE
FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME AS IT CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AROUND 20 MPH. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT...
OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. INTERESTS
IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MARINE WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER
FZNT01 KWBC.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
FORECASTER PASCH/BERG
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08-25-2009, 07:12 PM #53
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08-26-2009, 07:38 AM #54
Cape Cod might get slammed as per latest model data --- but NJ beaches could be the shit again.
(edit- I KNOW NOTHING about surfing or waves...I just love weather).
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08-26-2009, 09:02 AM #55
And here we go!
000
WTNT35 KNHC 261443
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052009
1100 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2009
...THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER EAST OF THE BAHAMAS BECOMES
TROPICAL STORM DANNY...
INTERESTS IN THE BAHAMAS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANNY.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.3 WEST OR ABOUT
445 MILES...715 KM...EAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 775 MILES...1250 KM...
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR.
A GENERAL NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT DATA IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
DANNY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...
WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES...OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS.
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...24.9N 70.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
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08-26-2009, 10:21 AM #56
A bit close to the coast, and a fast mover. Plann accordingly.
OTOH, can't wait until I get off work...
BTW - Did anyone check out Block Island, Green Point or Timber Island? Did the swell get big enough? After looking at the charts last night, I guess those pics look as expected based on the buoys. I thought it may have been a bit bigger, but perhaps it peaks over night.
I heard some of the mid-big wave spots in southern ME were going. Still no reports for any of the reefs between Little River and Kbunk.
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08-26-2009, 10:29 AM #57
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08-26-2009, 12:58 PM #58
^^^Opps, sorry about that. Oh yeah, Right Coast. Bummer. I guess I will just keep on working here.
Block was gnarl. I can imagine that. Those evil rocks kind of give the island its name. Never got to surf out there, but always wanted to. I thought there was a point on the NE side that could handle a pretty sizable S.
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08-26-2009, 02:19 PM #59
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08-26-2009, 02:44 PM #60
whats the call for this weekend? I think the call to stay home has started to get a little repetitive.....headin north.
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08-26-2009, 02:47 PM #61
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08-26-2009, 04:58 PM #62
Rockaway may hold up for a bit. If the storm is far enough east, it could maintain an off shore flow. Or even a NE flow gets funneled through the projects. That pocket picks packs in the swell, so there in now where for it to dissipate. NJ would be good, but NE wind kind of wrecks it.
The OB briefly, after it passes. This thing will at least churn the waters south of the Cape. Nooks and crannies will be your friend. Hide from the wind behind jetties and inlets.
If it tracks from NC and east of the Cape, I'd say Nova Scotia for the win. There is a ferry from Portland. But if it gets blocked by the Cape, any swell will only scratch the coast up there. The southern part of the gulf really won't get much, I thinks. So yes, head north.
We have a storm as well. Doubt we will get much, but up north is some promise...
Oh, wrong coast again.Last edited by Ottime; 08-26-2009 at 05:15 PM.
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08-26-2009, 05:03 PM #63
feck
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08-26-2009, 05:14 PM #64
The MV spot will fire this weekend.
Too bad I won't be anywhere near it.
I'll make sure to have a camera cable with me to keep you guys updated about what LI looks like (as long as we have power).вы все все равно скоро сдохнете
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08-27-2009, 12:52 PM #65
Sunday, at a beach near me.
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08-27-2009, 01:09 PM #66
some bill pics from newfoundland...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...3&l=6e3a54e280
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08-27-2009, 04:51 PM #67
^^^^^Those are some killer line ups. And all so empty.
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08-27-2009, 05:15 PM #68
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08-28-2009, 06:39 AM #69
Bill Juicy
RI got some JUICE !
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqOvAsQq3Aw"]YouTube - Hurricane Bill Surf - Full length Rhode Island Video - Ian Walsh, Garrett McNamara in HD[/ame]
and the best SUP footy I've ever seen in NE
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0uWUlhE5s"]YouTube - Hurricane Bill: Garrett McNamara SUP surfing RI - Stand Up Paddle in HD[/ame]Last edited by willywhit; 08-28-2009 at 06:57 AM.
Bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste goood.
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