Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Sailing the Chesapeake

Tomorrow is the day. The crew of eight meet dockside and board Selene. The weather looks glum, but we care more about the wind in the forecast than the rain. All and all the forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms which means much of the day it will just be cloudy.
Here's the marine forecast for the weekend. Sandy Point is near Annapolis, North Beach is about forty miles south of Sandy Point.

THU NIGHT S WIND S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

FRI S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. ACHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT S WIND S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. ACHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MONSE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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