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The meteorology is the thing....it is so changeable that it is difficult to
get an accurate forecast...the Great Lakes region is known by NOAA to have some of the most challenging meteorological problems in the world....there is one section of Lake Michigan, the Little Pointe Sable area, that defies forecasting...the rest of the lake can be perking right along in a normal fashion and you get within a mile of this area and all hell breaks lose...the topography of the land does a lot to make this happen, as does the corresponding topography over in WI....confused water, freaky wind patterns...our own little "rounding the Horn"...add to that the windstorms that we get off the great plains and the humidity levels that produce huge convection storms, it can be a real picnic out there...one year we were toodling along quite happily and all of a sudden this black roll cloud appeared in the west...there had been no forecast of any violent frontal movements and the sun had been shining. We ran for our foulies and reduced sail. Ever been pelted by 1/2 inch hail? Was not a fun experience....and within 10 minutes of winds leaping from a lovely 10 to 35 ...and then it was over....summer squall... OzOne wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:50:21 GMT, "Maxprop" scribbled thusly: OzOne wrote in message Well said Thom. I believe that calling them "seas" is purely a vanity thing....the sailors like to think they've been to sea. They should just accept that they are lake sailors. What gave you the impression that we think we are anything but "lake sailors?" We never denied it; to the contrary we are proud of it. But the characteristics of the GLs are often more aptly described by the behavior of a sea than what one generally thinks of with the term *lake.* Many salty pilots find themselves in a world of hurt in the GLs after crossing the Atlantic and adopting a feeling of relative security, now that they are on just a bunch of big *lakes.* The survivors go back across the pond, tail between their legs, telling everyone in Europe and Asia about the malignant inland "seas" in the American East and Midwest. Max Only thing I see is the long long fetch and shallow areas that would produce some really scary waves....plus the fact that it's always so frickin cold! Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |
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