Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season. Again.
Well, the Atlantic hurricane season finally decided to put it in gear this week, and it did it quick. Right now, we have three named storms in the Atlantic: Ana, Bill, and Claudette. This is the first time since 1984 that the season has kicked off like this. Even though TS Claudette is making landfall right now, Hurricane Bill is stealing the show for the east coast. Right now, Bill is a category 2 hurricane, but is to quickly jump to a three and hold there. According to the current computer models, Bill isn’t a threat to our coast, but I, for one, will feel better once its passed. This being the 20 year mark since Hugo and all.
Even if it stays out to sea, the swells from Hurricane Bill will still have an impact on shrimping. The forecast is for 9 foot seas with a 13 second period Saturday and Sunday. That’s BIG for our coast. It’s safe to say that no one will be dragging. As for the longer term impact of the swell, who knows? Hopefully none, and hopefully the impact of the swell is all we’ll be worried about.
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