HOWZAWIND???

[ricki]

Useable wind in the forecast for tomorrow ...


Synopsis...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS EVENING. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TODAY GENERATING A NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL THAT COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

$$ .GULF STREAM HAZARDS...WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS.

THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE WEST WALL OF THE GULF STREAM AS OF DEC 04, 2009 AT 1200 UTC...

3 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF FOWEY ROCKS. 5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PORT EVERGLADES. 4 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LAKE WORTH. 5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF JUPITER INLET.

THIS DATA COURTESY OF THE NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE.
Tonight...North winds 17 to 22 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet near shore and up to 3 to 5 feet in the gulf stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

Sunday...Northeast winds 12 to 17 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

Sunday Night...East winds 12 to 17 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. North swell 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...fl&zmx=1&zmy=1


Sounds like what they used to call NE 15 to 20 kts., maybe. Rain at 20% suggests not a lot of squalls left.