Thursday, May 8, 2014

Georgetown Day 4

Well since we can't really go snorkeling on the coral reefs that we want because of the wind we had a along the coastline /beach exploration day.  We did locate the blue hole and under water cave they show on the charts off Stocking Island.  It was packed with fish...Big yellow tail snappers and mango snappers! No fishing allowed though...It was killing Phil!! We did have blackened snapper last night compliments of Phil.
  We went into this small lagoon called Turtle Lagoon and soon found out why it was called that. ....There were turtles everywhere! I tried so hard to get pictures of them but just couldn't time it right.
   Found a nice beach and let the Chewdog run and swim to her hearts content.  She is a tired little puppy right now!

The Dink!

    Waiting to find out what this trough is going to do... Weather supposed to get nasty Monday.

Old Bahamian house

Chewy in beach heaven!

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  1. AMZ101-092045-
    SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
    434 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2014

    .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
    SUN. A TROUGH CURRENTLY STATIONARY OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE
    SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT WESTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE RIDGE
    SHIFTING N OF 31N SUN THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE TROUGH. THE
    TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY REACH THE WESTERN BAHAMAS BY LATE TUE.

    AMZ117 Zone Forecast

    AMZ117-092045-
    BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK-
    434 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2014

    .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
    .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
    .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
    .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
    .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
    .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
    .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
    .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
    .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
    .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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  2. SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...

    MODEL PREFERENCE: PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST BLENDED WITH LATEST
    ECMWF AND GFS. NWPS BLENDED WITH PREVIOUS/OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR
    WAVE PARAMETERS. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT.

    THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE E OF 70W
    ALONG 25N WITH ONLY A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS LEFT NEAR IT. 1027 MB
    HIGH PRES IS TO THE N JUST E OF BERMUDA NEAR 32N62W WITH A RIDGE
    AXIS EXTENDING SW-W TO NEAR THE GEORGIA/FLORIDA BORDER. LIGHT TO
    MODERATE E-SE WINDS AND 2-4 FT SEAS DOMINATE THE WATERS N OF 27N
    WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS AND 4-6 FT SEAS S OF 27N...EXCEPT
    LOCALLY STRONG S OF 22N W OF 65W...AND IN AND NEAR THE STRAITS OF
    FLORIDA WHERE THE SEAS ARE CLOSER TO 7-8 FT.

    A STATIONARY TROUGH IS E OF 65W STRETCHING ACROSS ZONE AMZ127
    WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY NE-E OF THE
    TROUGH AXIS. THIS TROUGH WILL BE THE MAJOR WEATHER PLAYER DURING
    THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MODEL UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH THE EVOLUTION
    AND MOVEMENT OF THE TROUGH. ALL MODELS MOVE THE TROUGH GRADUALLY
    WESTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE GFS KEEPS THE TROUGH
    NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN...THEN MOVES IT TO THE W BEGINNING
    SUN EVENING WHILE WEAK LOW PRES ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP ALONG IT N OF
    PUERTO RICO...REACHING THE TURKS AND CAICOS MON AFTERNOON...AND
    THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE EVENING. A BELT OF FRESH TO STRONG
    EASTERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE DEPICTED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE
    OF THE LOW/TROUGHING WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND
    CENTRAL ATLC RIDGING WOULD BE TIGHT. THE ECMWF MEANWHILE DOES NOT
    MOVE THE TROUGH WESTWARD UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEK WITH NO CLEAR
    SIGNS OF A CLOSED LOW ALONG THE TROUGHING. THE UKMET TAKES THE
    TROUGH WESTWARD REACHING THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT...WITH LOW
    PRES NOT DEVELOPING ALONG IT UNTIL TUE NIGHT OVER THE BAHAMAS
    WHERE IT MAY STALL BY WED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS A LOT OF
    UNCERTAINTY EARLY TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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  3. The website I use shows the wave hitting you on Wed.

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  4. Guess we are staying in Georgetown awhile!!

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