NOAA just increased the likelyhood of Eastern Long Island receiving tropical storm-strength winds (that's 39+ mph, 34+ knots, Beaufort level seven, a "near gale") from 5% to 10%. In hopes of Bill being beneficent for boardsailors, here's my wish list for Hurricane Bill:
1. May Hurricane Bill’s approach keep windsurfers entertained all week.
2. Let Hurricane Bill brush by the Outer Banks, providing outstanding wind and waves so that OBX Bill can write several posts taking advantage of the mutual Bill-ness.
3. If it wouldn’t be too much trouble, it would be pleasing if H-Bill then started a graceful turn towards Portugal, passing just close enough to Long Island for me to catch a few days of 4.5 action in bodacious waves,
4. May it all happen without property damage or harm to mariners.
The above graphic is the view from NOAA as of 10:50AM Tuesday. Check in with NOAA for updates.
May your wish come true...
we enjoyed one fine afternoon here at the Plumb beach-thank you very much.(5.5 if one came ready,6.5 if that was the only sail one had in the trunk.)
Winter is around the corner...
take care
Posted by: ZECO | August 18, 2009 at 09:23 PM
Dear Mike,
Your wishes for Bill have Kielt and I wanting and needing a six hour session at the BOWL, six to ten foot faces and 4.5 winds in other words we want it to blow like stink!!!! Come on Bill give all the chimps a little something,something!
CD/Kielt
Posted by: scott k | August 19, 2009 at 06:46 PM
Hey, if that is all Bill does, I am totally onboard. With a house in Salvo and Duck, I hope Bill is nothing more than entertainment for all the surfers. No need to get over-aggressive and disrupt someone's vacation ... just enhance it.
-- Dan
Posted by: Dan | August 19, 2009 at 08:08 PM
CD/Scott...I'm with you...Six hours of Bowlderization...bring on the chimpable windage and swell!
Posted by: Michael | August 20, 2009 at 07:45 AM
just came back from moriches inlet,swell is already showing? pleeeeeeeeaase!!!!!!
Posted by: scott k | August 20, 2009 at 08:34 PM