"Gale force," in this instance, means 40 knot winds. (One knot is 1.15 miles per hour, so 40 knots is about 46 mph.) If you want to know what that looks like, check out the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System:
That's right; the forecast for Monday includes 16-foot waves on the Michigan side of the lake--a prospect exciting enough that Chicago paddlers are already arranging carpools.
Meanwhile, consider this fair warning that our days of warm surface water are numbered.
5 comments:
Hey guy!
Your NOAA image says you are going to paddle at 11pm. That would be truly gnarly in those conditions!
Seriously, though, when and where are you guys thinking about going in Michigan? I am thinking about cashing in all my "points" for a Monday PM or Tuesday AM survival-paddling session. Tuesday might be cool, if you could catch the waves after the 45knots dies out.
I haven't heard from Keith yet, but expect that I will hear something, soon. He would be the ideal person to figure out when/where the best conditions would be in SE lake MI.
Hey, John. The plan is still being developed, and we hope to involve Keith in both the timing and the precise location.
You're right. We grabbed a very dramatic image, and it is later than we'd intend to paddle.
Maybe see you soon.
OK, we've replaced that one with an image for the projected waves at 1 p.m.
Pretty gnarly!
I'm not sure I'd have the skill to participate, but if people go, I'll at least come take pictures.
This is Matt. Hailing from Grand Rapids.
And as you paddle, just remember....http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2009/2009-09-25-02.asp
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