2008 Atlantic hurricane season

[Ocklawaha]

Good one Charleston, go out in the middle of a major storm and catch the really big one...


YeeHaw!

Next thing you know, your cresting the new Beach Blvd. Bridge and headed straight down the highway toward
Wal-Mart!

YIKES!

OCKLAWAHA

[jaxnative]

I may be giving away my age here but some of the best waves I ever surfed in this area happened during hurricane David as it moved north offshore along the coast.  We caught the big swells from the storm while catching the offshore winds from the storms rotation.  Beautiful day!!!!!!!!!

[Charleston native]

Good one Charleston, go out in the middle of a major storm and catch the really big one...


YeeHaw!

Next thing you know, your cresting the new Beach Blvd. Bridge and headed straight down the highway toward
Wal-Mart!

YIKES!

OCKLAWAHA

ROFL! Now that's an idea............

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!  

I may be giving away my age here but some of the best waves I ever surfed in this area happened during hurricane David as it moved north offshore along the coast.  We caught the big swells from the storm while catching the offshore winds from the storms rotation.  Beautiful day!!!!!!!!!

Whoa, you are showing your age there, jaxnative!  I was only 5 years old when David came by my hometown.

[jaxnative]

Let's not go overboard here!!!!  I do think I had to skip school to get to the beach.

BTW CN, I should have some more contacts for you shortly.  I'll PM you.

[Charleston native]

  LOL. I was too chicken to even skip school for the beach! 

Excellent. Muchas gracias, mi amigo!

[gatorback]

I've seen this track before...I just bet TD #7 moves up off the east coast as typical...that this would mean more rain for Florida.

[Jason]

I'm one of those that used to love the Atlantic storms because of the surf they created, however, surfing at the moment the storm was hitting was still a large blip on my stupidity radar.  The days leading up to and afterwards made for much better and cleaner lines and sets.  Surfing during a storm is like surfing in a washing machine.  Very tiring and very stupid, IMO.

You're right, the best sets I've seen usually have the TS or hurricane bypassing the coastline, usually about 10-20 miles from shore. Call me chicken or just a cautious beginner, I couldn't bring myself to go out there. Another very good point...it is incredibly stupid to think that you'll get the best lines with the storm making landfall. Indeed, all you get from this experience is a severe waterlogging...and unfortunately in this case, exhaustion leading to drowning.

I had gotten pretty experienced by the time I was surfing the swells from hurricanes.  Noreasters also produce some pretty good waves when the conditions are right, but you have to be willing to freeze your butt off!!

I grew up in Daytona and my highschool was right across the street from the beach.  From the second floor we had a view of the ocean between the condos and would check it daily to see if the surf was up.  If so, grab a board and hit the beach during lunch break (had 50 minutes) and be back in time for 5th period!  Man, those were the days.

I've seen this track before...I just bet TD #7 moves up off the east coast as typical...that this would mean more rain for Florida.

Looks like we may be in for nice some swells from the south.  How long before it gets close?

[Charleston native]

I had gotten pretty experienced by the time I was surfing the swells from hurricanes.  Noreasters also produce some pretty good waves when the conditions are right, but you have to be willing to freeze your butt off!!

I grew up in Daytona and my highschool was right across the street from the beach.  From the second floor we had a view of the ocean between the condos and would check it daily to see if the surf was up.  If so, grab a board and hit the beach during lunch break (had 50 minutes) and be back in time for 5th period!  Man, those were the days...

Wow, Jason, you were extremely blessed. We had a 50-minute free period as seniors, but the beach was 20 minutes away from our high school. I'm sure you thoroughly enjoyed your time at high school! 

[Jason]

Yeah, I had some fun!  The beach is why I failed algebra 2 though... that was my 5th period class. 


BTW, Weather undergroud has TD#7 upgraded to TS Gustav.

[gatorback]

Yeah!  Gustav!!!  That thing formed really quickly didn't he.

[reednavy]

All things considered, looks like a Panhandle landfall sometime this weekend or early next week.

[fsujax]

The forecast track looks awfully famaliar. I wonder if this one will be as problematic forecasting it as Fay was?

[Ocklawaha]

I never like it when I hear that Wizard of Oz scarecrow speaking on the 6 o:clock news, "some go this way and some go that way..."

OCKLAWAHA

[gatorback]

That cone is huge so all bets are off at the moment.

[Ocklawaha]

I'm getting that sick feeling...

BOHICA!

OCKLAWAHA