TWL: Lumpy Ocean
This is the forecast for the Washington Coast for the next few days.
Notice, wind:
South, West, South, SW, SW, W, South.
Notice no wind from the land. Most likely from lack of cold air pushing
down onto the coast. Freezing on the East Coast maybe?
All these wind changes are going to produce a pretty lumpy ocean, but no
large swell (over 20 feet).
.TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT
12 SECONDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W SWELL 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. W WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS.
.THU...W SWELL 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND
WAVES 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 11
FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 9 FT.
Capt. Mike Maurice
Wilsonville, Near Portland Oregon
Mike wrote:
This is the forecast for the Washington Coast for the next few days.<snip>
All these wind changes are going to produce a pretty lumpy ocean,
but no large swell (over 20 feet).
What give us a "bad ride" is not necessarily the wave height. It's
the damned duration between em. We go out in some pretty high
wave conditions but they are with a longer duration.
I think that given enough time and experience that a person could
develop a graph correlating the wave height with duration for each of
our boats. I'm sure each boat would have it's own "limit." Well,
probably that should read each boat captain would have his or her
own limit. The boat's limit would be higher....right?<G>
Sandy Floe
Sea Eagle
Day Island, WA
Pooh left Key Largo's Tarpon Basin yesterday PM, and after 3
hours of lovely slow cruising in 5-7' of water, arrived at
Islamorada. We're anchored off the tiki-bar at the Lora-lai
resort, where there's live music at sundown and $1.25 drafts.
Tomorrow we head for Marathon harbor and several boat repair
jobs.
Mark Richter, Winnie the Pooh
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Pooh arrived in Marathon's Boot Key harbor on Sunday PM. On the
way into the harbor, we got a call from "Allington Castle", a 37'
Victory Tug, inviting us to a potluck dinner that night at the
City Marina. I had radioed ahead to the City Marina for a
mooring reservation, as I had heard that the harbor is usually
too crowded to anchor. On entering, our first stop was to the
City Marina's pump-out dock to offload the Kawasaki 100, our
ground transportation. The dockmaster was very friendly and
helpful, even helping me manhandle the bike off the side deck.
He then asked, "How long IS your boat?", and when I answered 46
feet, he apologized and said that the city moorings only permit
boats to 40'. He then pointed out a good spot to anchor, about
300 yards away from the marina. We paid our $25 for a week's
dinghy dockage, and went out to anchor. The neighbors were
surprisingly friendly, considering we were about to infringe on
their privacy.
That night, we met several old friends and acquaintences at the
potluck, and learned more about the City Marina's facilities.
Our dinghy dockage fee entitles us to use the lounge area with TV
and large trading library, the coin laundry facilities, and a
large workshop area with table saw, drill press, etc. Showers
are available for $1.50.
Last night, we went to the Dockside Lounge for their "Taco
Night", with $1 tacos, and $2 Margaritas, with live music and
dancing. Cadey turned out to be a great dancer, and we danced
well into the night, while sharing dinner with several friends.
I'd always wondered why Marathon was such a popular anchorage,
even though overcrowded. Now I know.
Mark Richter, Winnie the Pooh, in Marathon, FL
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