Hurricane Fabian to hit NE?

[bassmaster]

Im wee wee
any way interseting on the bladder, I wonder about the lateral lines ,I know they are sensitve to electricity.

[tlapinski]

it looks like the swells are already nearby.

SOUTHEAST SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE FABIAN HAS REACHED THE
OUTER COASTAL WATERS NEAR NANTUCKET. A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SWELL OF
4 TO 6 FEET WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND
MAY PRODUCE RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

i love fishing before a hurricane hits! i have some awesome pics of me and my dad fishing watch hill when i was about 10 as a hurricane was coming ashore. you can see little me casting into what looks like a wall of water coming right at me. the fishing was AWESOME that day! the waves were well over 10' high. white water was everywhere, as were the bass.

[Big Vern]

The heave should start late tommorrow on the Cape. The bite should be ON at night. I might have to spend some time on the sand.

[Bernzy]

Widespread showers and thunderstorms were continuing to affect the outer-waters to south of Block Island...to the waters south of Marthas Vineyard. Dangerous lightning...torrential rain and wind gusts to 30 knots will pose a risk to any mariners. Some of these thunderstorms will move into Nantucket Island through 3 PM. This may cause localized street flooding...so motorists should use caution.

Forecast as of 10:22 am EDT on September 4, 2003

Synopsis For Massachusetts And Rhode Island Coastal

A warm front will lift north across the waters this afternoon. A cold
front is then expected to cross the waters tonight. High pres will
dominate the weather across the coastal waters through Mon. A
dissipating cold front may affect the waters from the north Sunday
night. High seas...including swells from Hurricane Fabian...will
reach the waters today and last through Saturday.



Block Island Sound-
Buzzards Bay-
Nantucket Sound-
Rhode Island Sound-
Vineyard Sound-
Forecast as of 10:22 am EDT on September 4, 2003

This Afternoon
S wind 15 to 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with areas of fog reducing vsby to under 1 nm at times.
Tonight
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...mainly in S swell. Showers and a chance of tstms...mainly before midnight. Areas of fog after midnight with vsby 1 nm or less.
Fri
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...mainly in S swell. Areas of fog with vsby around 2 nm in the morning.
Fri Night
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...mainly in S swell.
Sat
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft...mainly in S swell.
Sat Night
W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft...mainly in S swell.
Sun
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft...mainly in S swell.
Mon
E wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

[HighTide]

Going out to Race Pt tomorrow for the day (I hope).

[179]

Hmmm that forecast is better than I anticipated.....Swells over chop anyday.....

[Mr. Sandman]

I think that forecast is for a 2-4' wind chop...the swell is expected to be 7' with 7-10 waves on south and east facing beaches.
I think I will hang out on the lee side of the island this weekend. (but surf fish in the crashing suds southside at night...... :-)
Off shore could get too snotty where I was planning to go...we will have to see how this shapes up. If it is only a 4' swell that is nothing.

[beachwalker]

Heading out tonight gentlemen, this is the night......

Still High pressure.......

[RIJIMMY]

Good luck beachwalker, let us know how you do!
I have to wait until tomorrow nigh, hopefully there are still some fish in the sea after all the damage this crew has been causing!

[Mr. Sandman]

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 610 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2003
... LARGE SWELLS FROM DISTANT HURRICANE FABIAN ARE BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS...

HURRICANE FABIAN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN WELL OUT TO SEA THIS WEEKEND... PASSING WELL EAST OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY. HOWEVER... THE STORM WILL BRING LARGE SOUTHEAST SWELLS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND... ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH COAST AND THE ISLANDS. SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD SHARPLY LATE TODAY AND THEN PEAK SATURDAY TO BETWEEN 6 TO 10 FEET. LARGE SWELLS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AND THEN SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE SWELLS WILL LIKELY YIELD LARGE BREAKING WAVES AT SOUTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES... AND THEY MAY ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. COASTAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE OF THIS INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR DANGER ALONG THE COASTLINE STARTING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND....

[mrmacey]

Rollercoaster ride tommorro!!

[beachwalker]

We have about a head to just overhead swell on zee south beaches right now. Light SWwind. Switching to the North and swells building up to 10'.
We will see. Just a forecast, you know.

Expect to be surfing by 1:00 pm.

Fishing maybe....

[Mr. Sandman]

Take a look at the cnn weather page:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/09/0...uda/index.html
Look at at path of this thing. What if it contiuned straight and blew thru that front? It has a bead on Bermuda and Cape Cod at the moment.

[Bernzy]

Here' the latest


Block Island Sound-
Buzzards Bay-
Nantucket Sound-
Rhode Island Sound-
Vineyard Sound-
Forecast as of 3:56 PM EDT on September 5, 2003


High Surf Advisory Is In Effect Through Saturday For South And East Facing Beaches


Small Craft Advisory For Seas

Tonight
Variable wind becoming N at 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in southeast swell. Patchy fog with vsby less than 1 nm.
Sat
NE wind around 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in southeast swell.
Sat Night
E wind 5 kt...shifting W around 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 6 ft in southeast swell.
Sun
SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun Night
SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Mon
W wind around 10 kt...shifting N in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Mon Night
NE wind around 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tue
NE wind around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wed
E wind around 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

[likwid]

woot!

its gonna go off tomorrow!

[MikeTLive]

lots of wave action outside Scituate HArbor this AM.

[richs]

There were some huge swells off the Newport area Sat. A couple nuts on jet skis pulling their buddies into position to catch waves breaking over the reefs. Very cool to watch- from a distance.

[beachwalker]

Excellent !

Great week for some hunting. Nice side on ENE then some NW for a bit and then back to the NE. We'll see.....

After all it is just a forecast !

Today supposed to be 20-25 NE. They are dead on: 21 kts. 040