Hurricane Bill - interesting path
 

Interesting early forecasted path

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphi...13W5_NL_sm.gif

Looks like a slim chance it could stay south and miss the low pressure front that's supposed to push it offshore.

-spence

their predicting the low presure area will be over n.j. by the weekend and will push it out to sea. meanwhile, i'm putting oar locks on the house.
batten down the hatches matey.

whama jammer - we're over due

maybe we should hire Monica to do a beach exorcism

Watch out on the rocks this weekend. Higher than usual tides coupled with a big swell can be quite dangerous. Even if the storm misses us way east, there's still going to be some impact.

I hate these %$%$%$%$ing things...this is headed right at us. I hope it goes away. Then again, it could screw up Obama's vacation and that is worth something.

Al Roker says headed out to sea! You alarmists better gas up the car and stock up on water, milk, bread, batteries and candles!:uhuh:

This will light up the choggie bite. I cant wait.

similar storm: August Gale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_Nova_Scotia_hurricane

Interesting find - BTW - welcome to S-B

At this point one of two things can happen.
1) The storm hits us head on, we batten down the hatches and ride it out. the fishing will be shut off for about a week while we all go into disaster recovery mode.
2) It goes out to sea as the current weather models predict. It churns up the surf, might create a late season algae bloom (red-tide), and may even push some of those large bass off of the tuna grounds back into the shallower shores.
Either way it'll be a change in what has been a very boring summer.
If it weren't for fresh water and my kayak, I wouldn't have much to brag about.

'Interesting' is not the first choice of description when your first family vacation in six years (small kids) is on the shore in East Falmouth friday for a week .........:wall:

In fact, I can think of several very Saxon ones. All I can do is hope that the meteorologists are as accurate at soothsaying as they usually are, and that the blasted storm heads way out east.
Probably hubris, but.....

The really long range forecasts have it spinning further out that that picture, but still coming roughly as close before turning....

I've had some of my best fishing during hurricanes. I do like the name too.

I'm going down to Hazard Ave and get a video for my site of somebody getting washed away - then I'll get some PFD's and Korkers and make a killin'

HALLELUJAH!!!
funny sheeeet, as always, Joe!

this could be the END of the doldrums

and the beginning of the BITE :drool: :drool: :drool:

thanks to you Bill and the Boss for the projected path.
FINALLY, there WILL be SURF and just in tiime for the New!!!
:jump: :jump: :jump: :jump:

sorry about your vacation plans, SW.
hope it's just a glancing blow and not a stiff Noreaster uppercut.
:bl: :bl: :bl:

we're flying out Monday am, I hope all is quiet by then, I need a vacation bad.

Cape Cod now in the cone of uncertainty. Watch out...this one could be the one. I don't like this path.

Al Roker...:rotf2: he is not weatherman, he is a TV personality.

Sunday/Monday forecasts showing 8-12' coastal, 10-15' outer coastal, and up to 35' on the Grand Banks.... Looks like the tuna trip window closes Saturday, at least for a few days.

Should at least have some good surf for Saturday's North Shore Leg at Plum Island.

Yeah, I was with you a day or so ago, but that High coming in should be big enough to block it and send it out to the Maritimes...

What do you mean? I saw Al Roker interviewing the cast of the Office... :jump1:

Look, look at this. We got Hurricane Bill moving north off the Atlantic seaboard. Huge... getting massive. Two, this low south of Sable Island, ready to explode. Look at this. Three, a fresh cold front swooping down from Canada. But it's caught a ride on the jet stream... and is motoring hell-bent towards the Atlantic. What if Hurricane Bill runs smack into it? Add to the scenario this baby off Sable Island, scrounging for energy. She'll start feeding off both the Canadian cold front... and Hurricane Bill. You could be a meteorologist all your life... and never see something like this. It would be a disaster of epic proportions. It would be... the perfect storm.

From a weather router:

I dunno, they changed the predicted track as of this AM bringing it closer to the Cape

Without a doubt, it bears watching at this point...:smokin:

Raven, ya might wanna check with your Indian friend on this one...I've got a call in to the old Portagee down the street but he's out right now

He may be in the yard securing his tomato plants

NHC doesn't have much faith in that

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphi...gif/084214.gif

I'm gonna wait for word from the old Portagoosie down the street, myself

And check the 11 AM NHC update just to be sure

Make sure to check how many bottles he's gone through first. ;)

Isn't today the anniversary of out last pinwheeled visitor, Hurricane Bob in the early 90s?

The Cape is going to see gale force winds and high surf no matter what, looking at that track. And you'll get surf all along the mid-Atlantic bight.

Candles......check

Batteries.....check

Milk.....check

Bread.....check

Water.....check

Figures we are headed to Wellfleet for the week starting Saturday!!! At least we will be on the harbor side protected!!:uhuh:

Near miss Sunday