Category Archives: Weather
Surfing Outlook: Waves this weekend.
This El Nino season is at it again. A super late season front is slated for this weekend. It’s a moderately strong front dropping into the gulf on Friday. The surf comes up Friday afternoon, increses into Saturday when the size is expected to peak, then be nearly gone by Sunday morning.
Tropical Storm Colin
We went from having an outstanding Fall, Winter, and Spring, right into hurricane season. Tropical Strom Colin is spinning in the northeast region of the Gulf of Mexico with Continue reading Tropical Storm Colin
Weather Model (GFS) Upgrades
That epic weather model, the primary forecasting model for weather forecasting in the united states, the GFS, has recently been upgraded. This is an important model for forecasting surf in the gulf. The upgrades to the supercomputers Continue reading Weather Model (GFS) Upgrades
El Nino Projected Into Late Spring
Chris Farley was one funny dude. Keepin it real. Continue reading El Nino Projected Into Late Spring
North Atlantic Oscillation
The North Atlantic Oscillation is a phenomenon that occurs in the northern part of the Atlantic basin and affects the weather across the eastern portion of the United States. More precisely, the phenomenon is measured by determining the difference in normalized sea level pressure between Continue reading North Atlantic Oscillation
Wind-Generated Waves
Our most valuable resource, our surf comes from out in the Gulf of Mexico. We get waves when enough wind traveling across the surface of the water blows hard enough and for a long enough period of time to produce waves. Wind-generated waves are determined by three important wind metrics; Continue reading Wind-Generated Waves