March 26, 2018

Right.  It’s going to be another rough one out there.
Leave your umbrella at home (they are of no use in this wind) but do wear a decent rain coat.  Make sure you dress warmly because it may be 64F out there, but when the wind switches to the north it’s going to feel like it’s pounding straight through you at 40F.

The good news of the day ?  These strong to gale winds gradually sweep showers away.

Gale Warning (Valid for  This morning )
Small Craft Warning (Valid for  This afternoon through Tuesday )

A deepening low passing nearly overhead causes winds to settle northwest strong to gale force while driving rough seas and pushing the shower activity southeast. The system stalls to our northeast today though, delivering further showers and near-gale winds tonight before beginning to fill through tomorrow, when seas build high. Conditions gradually improve from mid-week, becoming fair on Thursday.

High near 18°C/64°F

Humidity ridiculous at the moment – 96% (that should through the day)
Sounds like a hurricane out there at the moment – Winds southwesterly 30 to 40 knots, gusts to 50 knot possible, soon veering sharply northwesterly to ease 20 to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knots late morning, then further easing west-northwesterly 18 to 24 knots for a time this afternoon
Tonight –   Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 knots gusts to 40 knots, with a chance of increasing north-northwesterly 25 to 35 knots for a time late this evening, then easing 18 to 24 knots late night.
Sea Surface Temperature: 19°C/66.2°F
High Tide:  5:00 p.m.
Sunrise:  7:15   Sunset:  7:34