Westsail 321: To SV Osprey, an apology

Sunday, September 23, 2012

To SV Osprey, an apology

In one of my classes in college I remember studying the chaos theory, and the poetic butterfly effect which posed the idea that the movement of the insect's wings could possibly affect the development of a hurricane elsewhere.
Well, we have been following the progress of our friends Richard and Brian as they make their way south on SV Osprey, and although we don't really think it's possible that my coughs and sneezes from a head cold have been affecting the weather for them, we still would like to offer an apology for the following forecast for their immediate area this morning:

Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm

Synopsis...A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE LONG PERIOD WAVES WHICH WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. AT THE SAME TIME A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SITUATED JUST OFFSHORE WILL CREATE NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE WATERS. AS THIS GRADIENT INCREASES MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY...NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. 

Yes, the gulf of Alaska is a big nasty brewing pot of storms, and we are very sorry that the weather in our neck of the woods is affecting you.

Again, so sorry, and we will do what we can to remedy the situation and hope to provide more moderate winds for you in the near future.

2 comments:

~b said...

Julia, all is forgiven! The less than favorable weather conditions are allowing us to become intimately knowledgeable of the city of Eureka (though this might have been accomplished in a much shorter time span). Hoping to get out Wednesday; please limit sneezing on the 26th as much as possible. Thanks!
~b

Julia Pequlia said...

Julia-
My brother and his family are about to take off on another cruise! You can follow their (much warmer) adventures here:
http://svredwings.com/current-voyage/itinerary/

--Julia

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