Thursday, October 18, 2007

The Gales of November come early


Below is the Nearshore forecast for the next couple of days on western Lake Superior. I would dearly love to be up there to see 10-14 footers rolling in. There will likely be some great shots later today on the Duluth Shipping News website, which is where the photo above came from. There is a cool shot from yesterday of the Coast Guard heading out for heavy weather training. A nor' easter like this will have the surf rolling in at Park Point and there will likely be kayakers out surfing the big swells when the wind drops. This would appear to be one of those days when you really need to weigh that 'adrenaline pumping fun' vs 'downright dangerous' equation. I'd still love to be there!


GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT


TODAY
NE GALES TO 40 KT...WITH A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 10 TO 14 FT.

TONIGHT
E WIND UP TO 30 KT...VEERING SW AND DECREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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