Windy Weather

[hilljo88]

Just got home last night after a week in Coz, diving the 15th through the 20th (a lot of shore dives due to port closures). My computer showed water temps pretty consistent between 83-84 degrees. I thought it would be cooler, but DM told me it has been a warm Fall.

where did you shore dive? We had a hard time getting tanks when there was a port closure.

 

[gmountai]

Thanks! Looks like I'll be OK in a shorty.

Most of the folks in our group (16 folks) were diving in skins or swimsuits/rash guards. You should be fine. Have fun!

 

[mikeycanuk]

It’s been 11 months since our last trip with the then brand new port capitan being a little skittish and quick to close the port.

How is the situation now?

 

[flyboy08]

Lack of a Norte, you should be good to go...keep an eye on windguru.

 

[gopbroek]

Looks like a couple more Nortes coming next week, still a long time out and hopefully it will change.
Cozumel:

As has been stated in the past looking at Galveston is a pretty good indicator of whats coming for a standard El Norte out of Texas
Galveston:

Watching Eta close the port for 8 days on my last trip I started using the Windy app. It has a very nice 10 day forward looking animation that shows the wind projections graphically over a wide area. Galveston is a good pre-indicator of winds coming from a standard El Norte but Windy gives a better idea of whats going on when the weather is reacting to storms in the Caribbean

 

[ggunn]

According to what I can find on the intertubes, active cold fronts usually move at about 17mph and Google Earth says that Galveston is about 800 miles from Cozumel. That's about two days.

 

[DandyDon]

active cold fronts usually move at about 17mph

With many exceptions, but probably generally true.

There is another one following. We're enjoying one more nice day in the Panhandle-South Plains, then it's longjohns for the week following. Windguru is thinking that the island will get the one leaving Texas now on Monday blowing out that afternoon and Tuesday morning, then the next one the following Friday so they're slowing down some over the Gulf. All of that is pretty long-range guesswork tho, certainly subject to changes.

 

[DandyDon]

Windguru is thinking that the island will get the one leaving Texas now on Monday blowing out that afternoon and Tuesday morning, then the next one the following Friday

Now it's thinking blowouts Tuesday and next Saturday, maybe, subject to change...

 

[Dave Dillehay]

Strong norte here in Galveston, started Sunday but really cold and windy today Monday AM.

Dave Dillehay

 

[gopbroek]

Per Windguru I would expect the port to close this evening and hopefully reopen Wednesday but the PC could go for this afternoon and thru Wednesday.