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Old 08-04-2006, 11:45 AM
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The short answer is for new riders, likely not on Saturday as it will be rough and onshore. For more experienced riders "maybe." It is too early to say what the squall situation will be like Saturday and Sunday. We may be awash in squalls or there may be some useable holes that can be monitored while you ride.

The current NWS marine forecast for Palm Beach County is:

"THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY
IN EXPOSED AREAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS."

From: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/marine.php

Regarding squalls, it is too early to say. The "showers and thunderstorms" mentioned in the forecast or more accurately gusty winds and lightning are what we need to be concerned with. I have trouble hot linking the images anymore, but the NWS radar site is better, you can zoom in, see varied parameters at:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?r...01111&loop=yes

We may not have much wind despite the forecast or it might turn out to be a nice day in some areas. Chances are, the further south you are, the more frequent the squalls might be.

More about weather planning this time of the year appears at:
http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=2268

We'll know more tomorrow.
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