We should have gone yesterday. The high winds never happened, at least in Annapolis, and the sea buoy I checked down the bay only showed a few gusts to 17 MPH. This is the NOAA forecast as of this morning...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
Totally beyond our 15-3 rule (max winds 15, waves 3 feet).
I guess I'll go on Craig's List and start looking for a job.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
Totally beyond our 15-3 rule (max winds 15, waves 3 feet).
I guess I'll go on Craig's List and start looking for a job.
Dave & Pam,
ReplyDeleteJust a note to tell you how much I enjoy your blog. I like the warts and all approach. As much as anyone plans things out, its the stuff that comes up unexpectedly that makes things interesting. Sometimes a little too interesting.
Hope the weather breaks. This year has been very unpredictable up and down the east coast.
Thanks for the blog.
Joe from Seaview
Hey Joe, good to hear from you! I hope the fish are biting and you and the grandkids are catching your limit. Happy New Year to you, and all the folks at Seaview House!
ReplyDeleteI thought you guys learned your Chesapeake weather lesson when you motored to Annapolis in calm winds when the forecast had been snotty.
ReplyDeleteI watched the winds all day, here. The highest I saw was 6 mph. More often than not, it was calm - 3mph. I can't tell you how many times the forecast has been 12-15 and we were lucky to get 6. Though, admittedly this time of year, the forecast is as likely to be better than actual conditions as it is to be a hopeful overshot.
Enjoy New Years Eve in Annapolis. We spent new years eve 2000 docked at Ego Alley. It was quite the experience!
Cheers.
Hey Tim, we also had a really rough ride when we came out of the C&D Canal and headed south. The wind was about 15 but out of the south, and we had one of the worst rides of the trip (the exception being off Sandy Hook). The waves were short and square, and although only about three feet, we were taking spray on the helm station windows. It seems the direction of the wind is important on the Bay. We'll look for south winds 10 MPH or less, or winds out of the east or west.
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy New Year!