Pintail Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Did any astute paddler have their beady eye on the weather yesterday morning? Forecast called for NNW/5-10kt; but I reckon that, by 0930, the local wind was up close to 20kt and, indeed, once I landed back at the High school I measured one gust at 18mph. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcosloy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Did any astute paddler have their beady eye on the weather yesterday morning? Forecast called for NNW/5-10kt; but I reckon that, by 0930, the local wind was up close to 20kt and, indeed, once I landed back at the High school I measured one gust at 18mph. Anyone? See my post under private trips: :Labor Day Paddle. Walter says that winds up in Essex basin were up to 25mi/hr. We were out and that's what it felt like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 The data from the Mass. Bay Buoy was: 09-04 7:00 AM NW 10.1 11.6 09-04 8:00 AM NNW 4.6 5.9 09-04 9:00 AM NNW 10.9 13.5 09-04 10:00 AM NW 12.9 15.7 09-04 11:00 AM NW 15.0 18.7 09-04 12:00 PM NNW 13.2 16.3 09-04 1:00 PM NNE 8.3 12.1 09-04 2:00 PM NNE 1.7 5.0 09-04 3:00 PM E 5.4 7.3 09-04 4:00 PM SE 5.4 6.7 09-04 5:00 PM SSE 5.4 6.9 09-04 6:00 PM S 5.4 7.3 09-04 7:00 PM NW 5.6 6.5 09-04 8:00 PM WNW 6.3 9.3 Looks like you were close and they were close. I wonder if wind speed increases due to confines along the river? Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHuth Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Certainly wind velocities will vary a bunch, depending on location. I've seen cases where it gusts way past what is forecast, and other times when it's much calmer. The portable wind gauges work pretty well. If you're curious, get on of those puppies - it's kind of fun- they have barometers, thermometers, wind gauges - all in one tiny unit. Brunton makes them, as well as other companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintail Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 EEL, thanks for the figures, which look to be roughly on the mark. I suspect that what I actually experienced was perhaps even as much as gusts of 25kt (having spent plenty of time hanging around on airfields in my former life!) Passing Pebble beach, Long beach and Good Harbor I was laying off about 15 degrees to make good my intended track and then started to paddle further to my right in order to make for the landmass and its (welcome) lee. I can imagine that there might be some increase in local velocity due to the airflow rising and then descending over the cape (Mr. Bernoulli, venturi, wings, etc.) Professor John, I have a cute little Kestrel windguage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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