from North Carolina to Miami
I want to sail from New Bern NC to Miami in October. Does anyone know
what wind that I can expect. (Force an direction) |
The pilot charts suggest Force 4 NNE. But that's just an average. Better to
just pay close attention to the forecast and (assuming you're going outside) go on favourable forecasts, which would be any wind from the N-W quadrant. "Geert Maene" wrote in message ... I want to sail from New Bern NC to Miami in October. Does anyone know what wind that I can expect. (Force an direction) |
"Geert Maene" wrote in message ... I want to sail from New Bern NC to Miami in October. Does anyone know what wind that I can expect. (Force an direction) "Jim Lea" wrote in : The pilot charts suggest Force 4 NNE. But that's just an average. Better to just pay close attention to the forecast and (assuming you're going outside) go on favourable forecasts, which would be any wind from the N-W quadrant. Two concerns rule here,the remains of the summer Bermuda high are the cause for the prevailing NNEasterlies, but it is getting late in the season and your main worry are lows forming in the west and strengthening rapidly while moving east. As the previous post noted watch those forecasts. The other concern, and it is a serious one, is tropical storms, September and October are the peak months for those to hit the East Coast, whereas the early summer favors the Gulf Coast. You probably won't be too far off the coast, though the Gulf Stream will set that parameter, so at the first sign of a low approaching you can either make for safe harbor or go farther to sea...depending upon your craft and skills. All said and done it isn't too bad a time frame. -- "Let bygones be bygones...send a concilliatory PRETZEL to the Whitehouse!" "Against stupidity, the very gods themselves contend in vain." - Friedrich von Schiller "Ignorant voracity -- a wingless vulture -- can soar only into the depths of ignominy." Patrick O'Brian |
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