Saturday After Thanksgiving Dive and Picnic (East Coast)

[Divergirl4U]

Winds are usually only a factor because the cause waves. The factors that cause big waves are wind speed (the faster the wind, the bigger the waves), duration of wind (a wind blowing at 20 knots for 3 days will produce bigger waves than one blowing at 20 knots for 20 minutes), and distance over water the wind has traveled (a 20 knot wind blowing across the ocean will produce bigger waves than one blowing from land to a dive site 1 mile off shore). The good news is Blue Heron is in the intercoastal. The mainland blocks a west wind, Singer Island blocks an east wind, Peanut Island and Palm Beach blocks a south wind and Singer Island blocks a north wind. We won't have a wind blowing over the water for any distance before reaching the dive site. Of course, if a wind is blowing so hard over the ocean that it send a tidal wave over Singer Island, all bets are off.

That is good news I think
Thank you Walter

 

[jupitermermaid]

The viz at the bridge was only about 3' today, so most people scrapped it.

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

You get days like that... Just not often

 

[joystershell]

The viz at the bridge was only about 3' today, so most people scrapped it.

You get days like that... Just not often

So, are we going to dive, or to talk turkey?

 

[jupitermermaid]

We're gonna dive and EAT turkey. <gobble, gobble>

 

[showboat]

YUM YUM My Mouth is watering about this wonderful Turkey gathering

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

So, are we going to dive, or to talk turkey?

You know me. Bad vis at BHB is better than vis on some dive days for the west coast

I have been diving in worse vis. short vis won't stop me

 

[Divergirl4U]

Yes I moved over from Tampa as well, I know what you are saying.

 

[Splitlip]

Winds are usually only a factor because the cause waves. The factors that cause big waves are wind speed (the faster the wind, the bigger the waves), duration of wind (a wind blowing at 20 knots for 3 days will produce bigger waves than one blowing at 20 knots for 20 minutes), and distance over water the wind has traveled (a 20 knot wind blowing across the ocean will produce bigger waves than one blowing from land to a dive site 1 mile off shore). The good news is Blue Heron is in the intercoastal. The mainland blocks a west wind, Singer Island blocks an east wind, Peanut Island and Palm Beach blocks a south wind and Singer Island blocks a north wind. We won't have a wind blowing over the water for any distance before reaching the dive site. Of course, if a wind is blowing so hard over the ocean that it send a tidal wave over Singer Island, all bets are off.

So, you're saying if we experience a tsunami, the gathering is off?

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

If there's a tsunami, we're in the wrong part of the world!